Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at diggings.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Diggings.

Examples

  • Beyond those two titles, we also have three great collections on the tarmac: Hard-Luck Diggings (Jack Vance), Lesser Demons (Norman Partridge), and Leviathan Wept and Other Stories (Daniel Abraham).

    Subterranean Press » 2010 » May 2010

  • Hard-Luck Diggings brings that fascinating process to life in fine style.

    Subterranean Press » 2009 » September 2009

  • Found a new carp hole near New Diggings, Wisconsin (Fever River), threw out some corn, baited up a couple of rods, and in about 10 minutes had these two monsters on at once!

    Field & Stream 2009

  • Hard-Luck Diggings brings that fascinating process to life in fine style.

    Subterranean Press » 2009 » September 2009

  • These last were at least as old as the California gold rush, and were also found in other parts of the West—in Gregory Diggings Colorado in 1859, in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory in the 187Os, and in Nevada.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • The Gregory Diggings ruled itself through its little legal system two years before Colorado Territory was formally organized.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • These last were at least as old as the California gold rush, and were also found in other parts of the West—in Gregory Diggings Colorado in 1859, in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory in the 187Os, and in Nevada.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • The Gregory Diggings ruled itself through its little legal system two years before Colorado Territory was formally organized.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • "That's what old man Palmer says," remarked Keeler, looking across the cañon at Palmer's Diggings.

    Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Angelo Hall

  • My mind was lying fallow, as it regarded my usual literary pursuits, but actually engaged with a thousand things of novel interest, both among men in the Gold Diggings, and among other creatures and phenomena around me.

    Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life Alfred Arthur Reade

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.