"steam navvy" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1940 July, “The Why and the Wherefore: Chevet Tunnel Demolition, L.M.S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 430:",
          "text": "Three steam navvies, 350 men, 5 locomotives, and 120 wagons, were employed to remove the one and a half million tons of debris.",
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        {
          "ref": "1953 April, Colin G. Maggs, “The Hallatrow-Limpley Stoke Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 267:",
          "text": "A steam navvy was very useful for filling wagons with material from a nearby colliery for a embankment at Camerton. […] Also in September, steam navvies were in use at Combe Hay and Dunkerton, and the foundations of Dunkerton Station were in a forward state.",
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        "A steam-powered excavator used in making docks, canals, etc."
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          "excavator",
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        "(historical) A steam-powered excavator used in making docks, canals, etc."
      ],
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        "historical"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "steam navvy"
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        },
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        "(historical) A steam-powered excavator used in making docks, canals, etc."
      ],
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        "historical"
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  "word": "steam navvy"
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