Navvy

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Historical Occupation

Navvy is historically linked to major construction projects of the 19th century, like railways.

My great-grandfather was a navvy who helped build the Victorian railways.

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Physical Strength

The term 'navvy' connotes physical strength due to the nature of manual labor involved.

You'd have the build of a navvy after a few months of that tough digging work.

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Somewhat Outdated

Although still understood, 'navvy' is less commonly used in modern times, somewhat replaced by 'laborer'.

He worked as a navvy, but these days they just call him a construction worker.