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Navvy — Nav vy, n.; pl. {Navies}. [Abbreviated fr. navigator.] Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
per diem — /pɜ ˈdiəm/ (say per deeuhm) adverb 1. each day, or by the day: *I lead a dog s life – why, even a navvy works only for a fixed number of hours per diem! My days have neither beginning nor end. –henry handel richardson, 1917. –noun 2. a daily… …
Navies — Navvy Nav vy, n.; pl. {Navies}. [Abbreviated fr. navigator.] Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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