diggings
(usually used with a singular verb) a place where digging is carried on.
(used with a plural verb) a mining operation or locality.
(used with a plural verb) something that is removed from an excavation.
(used with a plural verb)Chiefly British Informal. dig1 (def. 11).
Origin of diggings
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How to use diggings in a sentence
Last letter said been up to the diggings; very successful; coming home with his money, mentioned ship he meant to sail in.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodThe emulation between the French and English troops at the diggings was immense, and at the same time most good-humoured.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellYou're off for the diggings now; no more cattle-duffing or wool-pressing for you.
Colonial Born | G. Firth ScottSam saw Stillman yesterday and told him to mosey out of this or we'd be finding out what he was doing around our diggings.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge | Frank Gee PatchinThis is the seat of the mining operations carried on by Dubuque, as well as of what are called the Indian diggings.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for diggings
/ (ˈdɪɡɪŋz) /
(functioning as plural) material that has been dug out
(functioning as singular or plural) a place where mining, esp gold mining, has taken place
(functioning as plural) British informal a less common name for digs
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