nevy

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nevy (plural nevies)

  1. Alternative form of nevvy (a nephew)
    • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1848, →OCLC:
      “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.”