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gold digging

gold digging is the alternative form 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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Forms of gold digging

pluralgold diggings

Questions about gold digging

What is gold digging the alternative form of?
Gold digging is the alternative form of gold-digging.

Words near gold digging in the dictionary

  1. gold currency
  2. Gold Democrat
  3. Gold Democrats
  4. gold digger
  5. gold diggers
  6. gold digging
  7. gold diggings
  8. gold disc
  9. gold discs
  10. gold disk
  11. gold disks

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