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gold-diggings

gold-diggings is the plural of gold-digging.

Meaning of gold-digging

Noun

gold-digging (countable and uncountable, plural gold-diggings)

  1. (literally) The act of prospecting or excavating for gold.
  2. (figuratively) The behavior of a person, often a woman, who uses a relationship to gain wealth and material benefits.

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Questions about gold-diggings

What is gold-diggings the plural of?
Gold-diggings is the plural of gold-digging.

Words near gold-diggings in the dictionary

  1. gold-cups
  2. gold-dig
  3. gold-digger
  4. gold-diggers
  5. gold-digging
  6. gold-diggings
  7. gold-digs
  8. gold-dredger
  9. gold-dredging
  10. gold-driver
  11. gold-dropper

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