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Definitions from WordNet

Noun navvy has 1 sense
  1. drudge, peon, navvy, galley slave - a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
    --1 is a kind of laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack

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Navvies

Noun

  1. (British) Workers involved in the construction of canals, railways, or other large-scale civil engineering projects.

Example sentences:

  • The navvies toiled tirelessly to dig the canal through the challenging terrain.
  • During the Industrial Revolution, navvies played a crucial role in developing transportation infrastructure.

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