clam diggers
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of clam diggers
1850–55, for literal sense
Example Sentences
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“People like clam diggers and fishermen would go out brushing after the fishing season was over, and it was a way to bring in some income, especially right before Christmas, heading into the lean months.”
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022
They look like a pair of clam diggers, slowly tiptoeing through the shallow water and its muck until the newly soaked ball is in their grasp.
From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021
“They’re so abundant, and you’re talking to traditional clam diggers who go out with rakes,” Barrett told me.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2020
They make notes on coffee filters instead of index cards and wear clam diggers and sensible sneakers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2017
A few months ago, I was down at Homosassa, Florida; and, while I was there, some clam diggers discovered a large chest of old Spanish coin.
From Money Island by Howell, Andrew Jackson
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