clam diggers

or clamdiggers

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noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. casual pants that end slightly below the knee.

Origin of clam diggers

1
1850–55, for literal sense

Words Nearby clam diggers

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How to use clam diggers in a sentence

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

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

    Blazing The Way | Emily Inez Denny
  • The two clam diggers watched him curiously, but made no attempt to go to his assistance.

    Tutt and Mr. Tutt | Arthur Train

British Dictionary definitions for clam-diggers

clam-diggers

pl n
  1. calf-length trousers

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