grave digger | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Digger
·noun One who, or that which, digs. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
digger
n. a gold-miner. The earliest mineswere alluvial. Of course the word is used elsewhere, but inAustr...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
grave
grave adv. gravis, strongly, rankly : olens, V. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
-grave
·- A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. ·see <<Margrave>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Grave
·noun To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. II. Grave ·superl Slow and solemn in movement. III. Grave ·superl Of...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Grave
Among the ancient Hebrews graves were outside of cities in the open field (Luke 7:12; John 11:30). K...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Grave
[Burial, Sepulchres] ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
gold-digger
n. 1852. J. Bonwick [Title]: «Notes of a Gold-digger.» ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
grave, to
To clean a vessel's bottom, and pay it over. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book