clam diggers

or clam·dig·gers

noun (used with a plural verb)

casual pants that end slightly below the knee.

Nearby words

clairseach, clairton, clairvoyance, clairvoyant, clam, clam diggers, clam up, clam-diggers, clam-flat, clamant, clamatorial

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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