Associations to the word «Navvy»
Noun
Adverb
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Wiktionary
NAVVY, noun. (British) a laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad
NAVVY, verb. (British) (intransitive) To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.
Dictionary definition
NAVVY, noun. A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.