clam diggers
Mid-calf casual pants
Clam diggers are pants that end mid-calf, shorter than standard trousers but longer than shorts or capris.
The name evokes someone wading into shallow water to dig for clams—deep enough to get wet if wearing full-length pants.
She wore clam diggers and sandals to the beach.
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- capri pantsTrousers cropped below knee
- rakeTined yard implement
- pedal pushersCalf-length casual pants
- shovelTool for moving earth
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- cropped pantscapris, capri pants, pedal pushers, cropped jeans, summer crops
- Long IslandLong Island, Huntington, Hempstead, Montauk, Babylon
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