clamdiggers

English

plural noun
Definitions
  • Waders; rubber pants (including oversized boots) worn when wading in shallow water, especially when digging for clams with a clam rake.
  • A kind of trousers for women, short in length and often called capri pants

Etymology

Compound from English clam + English diggers.

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English

diggers

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