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What does navvies mean?

The Irish labours who built the canal system in England were called navigators, shortened to navvies.


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What is the collective noun of navvies?

The noun 'navvies' doesn't have its own collective noun. Since navvies were the workmen who built the railroads, a collective noun suitable for workmen will work; a gang of navvies, a crew of navvies, etc.


How many navvies did it take to buildClaedonian railway?

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What were the navvies and what did they do?

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Are navvies different to navvy?

"Navvies" refers to a group of laborers working on civil engineering projects, while "navvy" specifically refers to an individual laborer within that group. So, "navvies" is plural and encompasses multiple workers, while "navvy" is singular and refers to a single worker.


What did the British Empire gain from Ireland?

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Who were the builders of the civilization of the ancient Hebrews?

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Why did the Victorian Age happen?

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Who ruled in the Victorian days?

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