Found 2 items, similar to Navvy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: navvy
navvy
n : a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn:
drudge,
peon,
galley slave]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Navvy
Navvy
\Nav"vy\, n.; pl.
Navies. [Abbreviated fr. navigator.]
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation;
hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building
railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.]
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