clam digger
Example Sentences
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Mr. Gay, a bay man and commercial clam digger also known as Captain Phil, has been catering clambakes from Westhampton to Montauk since 1981.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2012
“An’ that,” declared the clam digger, rising and getting ready to move on, “was the main reason why I left the sea; leastwise I never wanted to go sailin’ much in them parts again.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Grace Brooks Hill
“Now, Mis’ Bobster——” began the clam digger, faintly.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Grace Brooks Hill
“Now, ain’t that wonderful—jest wonderful?” declared the clam digger, smiting his knee with his palm.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Grace Brooks Hill
A small rake, with tines about 10 inches long and a handle of about 2 feet, used by a clam digger on Cape Cod.
From Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 by John T. Schlebecker
