navvy
nav·vy
navvy · navvies · navvied · navvying
To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering projectTo carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.
/ˈnævi/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, historical)To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.
Origin
Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers firsClipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y.
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Forms
navvies, navvying, navvied, navviedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle