kurvey

intransitive verb

kur·​vey

kə(r)ˈvā

kurveyed; kurveyed; kurveying; kurveys

: to carry goods about in an ox wagon in southern Africa

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans karwei, probably from Dutch karweien to do odd jobs, from karwei job, task, from Middle Dutch corweye corvée, from Middle French corvee

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