The Cellar - View Single Post - February 12, 2008: Alphabet blocks from China

Beest · 02-12-2008, 11:44 AM

A Navvy was a originally labourer who dug canals (Navigations) in Britian in the late 18th century and has been applied to manual labourers since.

So trench digger = Navvy if you're using a 200 year old dictionary, like the helmet thing.

02-12-2008, 11:44 AM	#7
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	A Navvy was a originally labourer who dug canals (Navigations) in Britian in the late 18th century and has been applied to manual labourers since. So trench digger = Navvy if you're using a 200 year old dictionary, like the helmet thing.