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clam diggers

or clam·dig·gers

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noun (used with a plural verb)

casual pants that end slightly below the knee.

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Nearby words

  1. clairton,
  2. clairvoyance,
  3. clairvoyant,
  4. clairvoyantly,
  5. clam,
  6. clam up,
  7. clam-diggers,
  8. clam-flat,
  9. clam-shell,
  10. clamant

Origin of clam diggers

1850–55, for literal sense
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Examples from the Web for clam-diggers

  • Right sorry were the two little “clam-diggers” to leave the little companion of delightful days, and grandparents.

    Blazing The Way|Emily Inez Denny

  • About nineteen, and the picture of the blonde that sits on the palisades of the Rhine and charms the clam-diggers into the surf.

    Strictly Business|O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for clam-diggers

clam-diggers

pl n

calf-length trousers
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