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   navvy

   /ˈnavi/

   noun

   • 1. a labourer employed in the excavation and construction of a road, railway, or canal. dated British

   Word Origin early 19th century: abbreviation of navigator (which was formerly also used in this sense).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • V

     4

   • Y

     4

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