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Navvy
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.]
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.]