clamdiggers

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From clam +‎ diggers. ==== Alternative forms ==== clam diggers, clam-diggers ==== Noun ==== clamdiggers pl (plural only) Waders; rubber pants (including oversized boots) worn when wading in shallow water, especially when digging for clams with a clam rake. A kind of short trousers for women, usually ending at midcalf. Synonym: capri pants Coordinate terms: pedal pushers; flood pants; shorts (usually plural only) A non-auger posthole digger of a hand tool type with hinged operation. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== clamdiggers plural of clamdigger