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navvy

noun
nav·vy | \ˈna-vē \
plural navvies

Definition of navvy 

chiefly British

: an unskilled laborer

First Known Use of navvy

1829, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for navvy

by shortening & alteration from navigator construction worker on a canal

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The first known use of navvy was in 1829

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navvy

noun

English Language Learners Definition of navvy

: a worker who does very hard physical labor

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