Definitions for diggings
ˈdɪg ɪŋz for 1–3 ; ˈdɪg ənz for 4dig·gings

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diggings, digsnoun

   an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

2. diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, padnoun

   temporary living quarters

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diggingsnoun

   Late 19th and early 20th C: accommodations; lodgings; the precursor to the slang 'digs'.

2. diggingsnoun

   In the US, in the same time period: establishment.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diggings

   The Diggings was a colloquial term for the gold rush locations in Australia and the United States beginning in the 1850s. Gold miners - the diggers - would describe their journey "to the diggings" and say they were "at (or on) the diggings." Because of the speed at which a "rush" to a particular location might occur, or at which it might be abandoned at news of another rush, the term diggings tended to apply to general areas. In Victoria, some of the major diggings were Ballarat, Bendigo (Sandhurst), Mount Alexander or Forest Creek, Ovens Valley and Omeo. In the US the major gold rushes were the California gold rush, the Colorado gold rush and the Alaska gold rush. As surface gold diminished and mining companies replaced individual diggers, the term "diggings" dropped out of use. The miners used a shovel, a pan, a cradle or sluice box and other tools to dig for gold.

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1. diggings

   Diggings generally refers to any site or place where excavations are made for mining, especially where gold is being or has been mined. It can also refer to a place where one lives or stays, especially a camping site, derived from colloquial Australian or western US language.

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1. Diggings

   The Diggings was a colloquial term for the gold rush locations in Australia during the 1850s. Gold miners - the diggers - would describe their journey "to the diggings" and say they were "at the diggings." Because of the speed at which a "rush" to a particular location might occur, or at which it might be abandoned at news of another rush, the term diggings tended to apply to general areas. In Victoria, some of the major diggings were Ballarat, Bendigo, Mount Alexander or Forest Creek, Ovens Valley and Omeo. As surface gold diminished and mining companies replaced individual diggers, the term "diggings" dropped out of use. The miners used a shovel, a pan, a cradle and some other tools to dig for gold.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diggings

   A Bohemian term for “lodgings.” Not from the Californian gold diggings, as generally supposed, but from the Galena lead miners of Wisconsin, who called both their mines and their underground winter habitations “diggings.”

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1. • Excavation
   • Living Quarters

How to pronounce diggings?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say diggings in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diggings in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diggings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=diggings
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diggings
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diggings
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=diggings
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=diggings