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View synonyms for clam diggers

clam diggers

or clamdiggers

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. casual pants that end slightly below the knee.


clam-diggers

plural noun

  1. calf-length trousers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clam diggers1

1850–55, for literal sense
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Example Sentences

About nineteen, and the picture of the blonde that sits on the palisades of the Rhine and charms the clam-diggers into the surf.

Right sorry were the two little “clam-diggers” to leave the little companion of delightful days, and grandparents.

The two clam diggers watched him curiously, but made no attempt to go to his assistance.

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