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French navvy

French navvy noun: an earth-digging machine; a kind of excavator.

Noun

French navvy (plural French navvies)

  1. (historical) An earth-digging machine; a kind of excavator.

Forms of French navvy

pluralFrench navvies

Questions about French navvy

What does French navvy mean?
French navvy means an earth-digging machine; a kind of excavator.
What part of speech is French navvy?
French navvy is a noun.
What is the plural of French navvy?
The plural of French navvy is French navvies.

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