"gumdigger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gumdiggers [plural], gum-digger [alternative]
Etymology: From gum + digger. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gum|digger}} gum + digger Head templates: {{en-noun}} gumdigger (plural gumdiggers)
  1. (New Zealand, historical) A person who dug for kauri gum, a fossilised resin, in the old kauri fields of New Zealand in the late 19th or early 20th century. Wikipedia link: Kauri gum Tags: New-Zealand, historical

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Alternative forms

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