clam digger
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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
The wooden-legged clam digger, Habakuk Somes, seemed suddenly to have acquired a great interest in Tom Jonah.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Hill, Grace Brooks
The dog had a brooding eye upon the clam digger, who sat on a broken lobster trap a few feet away.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Hill, Grace Brooks
“I seed two small gals, shipmet, down on the flats yonder,” said the clam digger, setting down his basket and squatting with the wooden leg stretched out before him.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Hill, Grace Brooks
“Oh!” cried Ruth, staring at the sheepish clam digger.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Hill, Grace Brooks