Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Digging

Digging , noun

1.
The act or the place of digging or excavating.
2.
Places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained. [Recent]
3.
Region; locality. [Low]
4.
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion).