gumdigging

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noun

The work of a gumdigger, digging for kauri gum.

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Meanings

noungumdigging (uncountable)

alternative gum-digging

  1. New ZealandhistoricaluncountableThe work of a gumdigger, digging for kauri gum.

Origin

From gum + digging.

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APA

gumdigging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumdigging

MLA

“gumdigging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumdigging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gumdigging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumdigging.

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