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diggings

[dig-ingz for 1–3; dig-uhnz for 4]

noun

(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. 15).

Origin:
1530–40; dig¹ + -ing¹ + -s³

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diggings (ˈdɪɡɪŋz)

—*pl n*
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 (Brit) (functioning as plural) a less common name for digs

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