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clamdiggers

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clamdig-gers
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Waders; rubber pants (including oversized boots) worn when wading in shallow water, especially when digging for clams with a clam rake.

noun

A kind of short trousers for women, usually ending at midcalf.

noun

A non-auger posthole digger of a hand tool type with hinged operation.

noun

plural of clamdigger

Etymology

From clam + diggers.

Inflected Forms

clam diggers (alternative) clam-diggers (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pedal pushers flood pants shorts

Synonyms

capri pants

Questions

What does clamdiggers mean?
Waders; rubber pants (including oversized boots) worn when wading in shallow water, especially when digging for clams with a clam rake.
Where does clamdiggers come from?
From clam + diggers.

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