navvies

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plural of navvy
navvy
a laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad
navvy
A navvy is a person who is employed to do hard physical work, for example building roads or canals. navvies an unskilled worker who does physical work, such as building roads
navvy
{i} unskilled blue-collar laborer
navvy
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc