See Also: navvy(dictionary)
navvy(dictionary)

navvy (iou)



navvy noun & verb. ['navi] Also navvie. E19.
[Abbreviation of NAVIGATOR.]
A. noun.
A labourer employed in excavating and constructing a road, railway, canal, etc. E19.
In full steam navvy. A machine for excavating earth. L19.
b. verb intrans. Work as or like a navvy. L19.