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(n.) Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Navvy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/navvy.html. 1828.
 
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