The Diggings was a colloquial term for the gold rush locations in Australia and the United States beginning in the 1850s. Gold miners - the diggers - would describe their journey `to the diggings` and say they were `at (or on) the diggings.` Because of the speed at which a `rush` to a particular location might occur, or at which it might be ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diggings
a place where digging is carried on. · a mining operation or locality. · something that is removed from an excavation. · dig (def. 15). Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/diggings