clamdiggers

See also: clam diggers and clam-diggers

English

Clamdiggers open and closed

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From clam +‎ diggers.

Alternative forms

Noun

clamdiggers pl (plural only)

  1. Waders; rubber pants (including oversized boots) worn when wading in shallow water, especially when digging for clams with a clam rake.
  2. A kind of short trousers for women, usually ending at midcalf.
    Synonym: capri pants
    Coordinate terms: pedal pushers; flood pants; shorts
  4. (usually plural only) A non-auger posthole digger of a hand tool type with hinged operation.

Etymology 2

From clamdigger +‎ -s.

Noun

clamdiggers

  1. plural of clamdigger
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