digging noun.
['dɪgɪŋ] LME.[from DIG verb + -ING1.]1. The action of
DIG verb; an instance of this.
LME.double digging: see
DOUBLE adjective & adverb.
2. In
pl. Materials dug out.
M16.3. sing. & (usu.) in
pl. (treated as
sing. or
pl.). A place where digging is carried on;
esp. a mine, a gold-field.
M16.POOR MAN's diggings.
b. sing. & (usu.) in
pl. Archaeological excavation; the site of such an excavation.
E20.4. In
pl. Lodgings.
colloq. M19.
Comb.:
digging-stick a primitive digging implement consisting of a pointed stick, sometimes weighted by a stone.
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