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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