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NAVVY
drudge, peon, navvy, galley slave
(noun) a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
navvy (plural navvies)
(chiefly British) A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
Verb
navvy (third-person singular simple present navvies, present participle navvying, simple past and past participle navvied)
(British, intransitive) To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.
Source: Wiktionary
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
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