diggings

[dig-ingz, dig-uhnz]

noun

1. (usually used with a singular verb),  a place where digging dig is carried on.

2. (used with a plural verb),  a mining operation or locality.

3. (used with a plural verb),  something that is removed from an excavation.

4. (used with a plural verb),  dig.

diggings

/ ˈdɪɡɪŋz /

plural noun

1. (functioning as plural) material that has been dug out

2. (functioning as singular or plural) a place where mining, esp gold mining, has taken place

3. informal,  (functioning as plural) a less common name for digs

Word History and Origins

Origin of diggings¹

First recorded in 1530–40; dig ¹ + -ing ¹ + -s ³

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