Associations to the word «Navvy»

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.
Aldous Huxley