digginglicence
nounUK /ˈdɪɡɪŋˌlaɪsəns/
US /ˈdɪɡɪŋˌlaɪsəns/
A digging licence is a special permission paper that lets you dig in a place.
The park ranger showed us his digging licence before he started to dig for old bones.
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2. An official card that says a person is allowed to search for fossils or treasure in a certain area.
She needed a digging licence to look for fossils on the beach.
3. A playful name for a child's pretend ticket that lets them play in the sandbox.
My little brother made a digging licence so he could play in the sandpit.
4. A written rule from a club that says when and where members may dig.
The gardening club's digging licence says we can only dig on Saturdays.