"crate-digger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crate-diggers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crate-digger (plural crate-diggers)
  1. Alternative form of cratedigger Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cratedigger
    Sense id: en-crate-digger-en-noun-p6DLicEE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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