The pit is dug where traces have been discovered of a Lion’s path; and it is then covered with sticks and turf.
Grayburg in a hard and solid block of stone which had been dug up in a quarry in Gothland.
A "canal" is a waterway, the channel of which has been dug by men.
Then they dug and dug in the sand, and found the old houses and temples.
But in other countries men find iron and silver and copper (of which pennies are made), and tin and salt, and many other useful things, in mines dug deep under the ground.
The deep cavity, freshly dug that morning, yawned amidst thick tufts of grass.
For a moment he stood by the edge of the grave, incapable of speaking, but watching Jeanbernat as the other sturdily dug on.
Up to eighteen I dug the earth; and later on, when I was at the Training College, I had to sweep, pare vegetables, do all the heavy work.
Odeon dug into a pocket, unwrapped and handed the kitten a piece of something Cortin couldn't identify but Tangerine obviously could; she hopped down to his lap with a sound halfway between a purr and a growl, eating her treat.
Odeon dug into a pocket and handed the man one of Joanie's holy-medal equivalents.
Cortin dug out her ID, the first time she'd used it since before going into the convalescent hospital, and had to hide her surprise as she showed it to the clerk.
At a later date a number of trenches were dug on the summit of this mound, but nothing except potsherds of various kinds with flint and obsidian chips came to light.
Several small mounds are scattered over the face of the island; unfortunately most of them had been dug down for the sake of the stone they contained and the objects from the graves lost or given away.
A lining of plantain bark was laid over the stones, upon which the bundles were arranged; over these were placed more hot stones and over the latter palm leaves; lastly, the earth which had been dug from the pib was raked over all.
Trenches weredug through this mound in all directions, but nothing further was found therein.
Corozal, was completely dug down, and was found to contain multiple burials.
This mound or ridge has not as yet been completely explored, but in the part which has already been dug down two interments were found.
A number of these large flat mounds containing multiple burials have been from time to time completelydug down near Corozal, in order to obtain stone for repairing the streets.
Passing through the long axis of this mound was a rubble-filled trench, 3 feet in breadth, dug down to the bedrock, exactly similar in structure to those already described.
When the yams are ripe and ready to be dug up and brought home, two days are devoted to cleansing the town of all ills, whether spiritual or material, as a solemn preparation for the ensuing celebration.
Two nests were dug in a sand substrate on the level portion of the bar (Pl.
Depending on the condition of the substrate and wariness of the female, nest construction may begin immediately, or several holes may be dug and then abandoned.
He related instances of several individuals having been dug from dried mud where the last remnants of a water pool had evaporated and he concluded that the home range is probably confined to one body of water.
The pit is dug with small spades or corn hoes, and the earth is drawn up in large calabashes.
He was guided by a woman to a meadow where there were dug about thirty pits.
Every one was astonished that the slave of a Christian should attempt to draw water from wells which had been dug by the followers of the Prophet.
You remember the fuss that there was over that skull they dugup somewhere a few years ago.
She'll be very sorry, heartbroken, when you tell her that you've dug your grave.
He must have dug a hole somewhere to throw them through, mustn't he?
I said he did one of two things: dug your gold up and took it aboard after you were asleep, or else he came ashore and moved that block of coral.
It was not until after we had dug down to the pure white sand of the subsoil that he gave over and turned to Madeleine with a look in his eyes that mirrored, or seemed to mirror, a shock of half-paralyzing astoundment.
And when he took his turns in the little pit he dug like a madman.
Never set the bushes in holes dug in the old sod (Fig.
These may be dug after light frosts and before any severe cold weather, and stored in barrels or boxes in the cellar, using enough dry dirt to fill spaces between the roots and cover them to the depth of 6 inches.
This and the common wild chicory are often dug in the fall, the leaves cut off, the roots packed in sand in a cellar and watered until a new growth of leaves starts.
Bulbs that have been planted in places that are wanted for summer bedding plants may be dug with the foliage on and heeled-in under a tree, or along a fence, to stand till ripened.
This box was used mostly for transporting large growing stock to the exposition, the stock having been dug from the open and the box secured around the ball of earth.
For ordinary cultivation, sods or mats of roots may be dug from any place in which the plant is colonized.
The roots for planting are small pieces, from 4 to 6 inches long, obtained when trimming the roots dug in the fall.
Being very hardy, the plants may be dug in late fall, and stored the same as celery, in trenches or in a cool root-cellar.
The importance of the place, at a far more early date, is proved by the medals of the Upper and Lower Empire, which are frequently dug up here, and not less decisively by the many Roman roads which originate from the town.
There, under cover of darkness the last line of trenches were dug and the companies deployed into two lines, and there they faced the enemy and awaited dawn.
It has been dug and re-dug, till it now flows below the level of the surrounding country, but its walls are fully twenty feet high, and so form the one dominant tactical feature of the level Tigris plain in this district.
He dug to a depth of about eighteen inches, the box being eight inches in height, and carefully deposited it in the cavity.
Perhaps the box dug itself up and walked off," said Temple, with withering sarcasm.
We have dug a hole in the ground, and in it we have put our anger and covered it up, so there is no more war between us.
There they dug a deep pit, and covered it over with light sticks, grass, and dirt, and placed the buffalo skull on top.
Near the point where the lines joined, they dug deep pits, which they roofed with slender poles, and covered these with grass and a little dirt.
They dug a deep hole, and I fell into it, and I was hurt so badly that I could not get out; but the wolves took pity on me and helped me, or I would have died there.
A large pit is dug in which a hot fire is built, the bottom being first lined with flat stones.
Wooden bowls and dishes were made from knots and protuberances of trees, dug out and smoothed by fire and the knife or by the latter alone.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dug" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: bag; boob; booby; bosom; breast; bust; chest; crop; knocker; nipple; pap; papilla; teat; thorax; tit; udder
