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diggings

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. diggings (noun plural)
  2. dry digging (noun)
  3. gold digging (noun)

dig·gings

noun pl \ˈdi-giŋz\

Definition of DIGGINGS

1
: a place of excavating especially for ore, metals, or precious stones
2
: material dug out
3
a : quarters, premises b chiefly British : lodgings for a student

Examples of DIGGINGS

  1. <he hasn't been seen around these diggings lately>
  2. <while at Oxford, his diggings were the envy of all the other undergraduates>

First Known Use of DIGGINGS

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