nevy

English

Noun

nevy (plural nevies)

  1. Alternative form of nevvy (“a nephew”)
    • 1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
      “See here, Brother,” said the Captain. “This here’s old Sol Gills’s nevy Wal’r. Him as was supposed to have perished at sea.”
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