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navvy
 
SYLLABICATION:nav·vy
PRONUNCIATION:  nv
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. nav·vies
Chiefly British A laborer, especially one employed in construction or excavation projects.
ETYMOLOGY:Short for navigator, canal laborer (obsolete).
 
 
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