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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Waders; rubber pants (including oversized boots) worn when wading in shallow water, especially when digging for clams with a clam rake. plural, plural-only
2. 2
   plural of clamdigger form-of, plural
3. 3
   A kind of short trousers for women, usually ending at midcalf. plural, plural-only
4. 4
   A non-auger posthole digger of a hand tool type with hinged operation. plural, plural-only, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

capri pants

Etymology

Etymology 1

From clam + diggers.

Etymology 2

From clamdigger + -s.

Related phrases

capri pantsclam rake

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