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Dig

/dɪɡ/

To break up and move earth with a tool or machine, often to create a hole or trench.

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They dug and dug.

Digging for apples, yer honour!”

My right elbow finds and digs into a rock.

Originated from Middle English diggen, related to Old English dician (meaning to dig or scoop), and similar terms in Middle Low German like digen.

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