NAVVY


Meaning of NAVVY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' na-v ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural navvies

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from navigator construction worker on a canal

Date: circa 1834

chiefly British : an unskilled laborer

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