NAVVIED

Verb

navvied

simple past tense and past participle of navvy

Source: Wiktionary

NAVVY

Nav"vy, n.; pl. Navies. Etym: [Abbreviated fr. navigator.]

Definition: Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition