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kurvey
intransitive verb
kur·vey
\kə(r)ˈvā\
Definition of kurvey
kurveyed
;kurveyed
;kurveying
;kurveys
: to carry goods about in an ox wagon in southern Africa
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Origin and Etymology of kurvey
Afrikaans karwei, probably from Dutch karweien to do odd jobs, from karwei job, task, from Middle Dutch corweye corvée, from Middle French corvee
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