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clam diggers

clam diggers is the alternative form of clamdiggers.

clam diggers is the plural of clam digger.

Meaning of clamdiggers

Noun

clamdiggers pl (plural only)

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

Questions about clam diggers

What is clam diggers the alternative form of?
Clam diggers is the alternative form of clamdiggers.

Words near clam diggers in the dictionary

  1. clam cake
  2. clam cakes
  3. clam chowder
  4. clam chowders
  5. clam digger
  6. clam diggers
  7. Clam Falls
  8. clam gun
  9. clam guns
  10. clam hoe
  11. clam hoes

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