clam diggers
Americannoun
plural noun
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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
WALDOBORO, Maine — Clam diggers visit Elaine and Ralph Johnston’s hardware store in the coastal town of Waldoboro for shellfish rakes and waders.
From New York Times
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
“They’re so abundant, and you’re talking to traditional clam diggers who go out with rakes,” Barrett told me.
From Slate
He and Spain are team champions again, just as they were in 2004, when Nadal was a longhaired teenager in clam diggers surprised to be picked for singles.
From New York Times
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