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gumdigging

gumdigging noun: the work of a gumdigger, digging for kauri gum.

Noun

gumdigging (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand, historical) The work of a gumdigger, digging for kauri gum.

Forms of gumdigging

alternative formgum-digging

Origin of gumdigging

From gum + digging.

Questions about gumdigging

What does gumdigging mean?
Gumdigging means the work of a gumdigger, digging for kauri gum.
What part of speech is gumdigging?
Gumdigging is a noun.

Words near gumdigging in the dictionary

  1. gumchewer
  2. gumchewers
  3. gumchewing
  4. gumdigger
  5. gumdiggers
  6. gumdigging
  7. gumdrop
  8. gumdroppy
  9. gumdrops
  10. Gumenyuk
  11. Gumery

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