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Diggers

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Diggers [ˈdɪgəz]
pl n
(Historical Terms) the. a radical English Puritan group, led by Gerrard Winstanley, which advocated communal ownership of land (1649-50)
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Winter camp at the Portneuf Fine springs The Bannack Indians Their honesty Captain Bonneville prepares for an expedition Christmas The American Falls Wild scenery Fishing Falls Snake Indians Scenery on the Bruneau View of volcanic country from a mountain Powder River Shoshokoes, or Root Diggers Their character, habits, habitations, dogs Vanity at its last shift
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
Such of them as still possess horses, and occasionally figure as hunters, are called Shoshonies; but there is another class, the most abject and forlorn, who are called Shuckers, or more commonly Diggers and Root Eaters.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
When the storm of dust had cleared away and the summer night was calm again, numbers of people choked up every avenue of access, and parties of diggers were formed to relieve one another in digging among the ruins.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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