sandboy

noun

1

: a peddler of sand at a seashore resort

—used chiefly in the phrase happy as a sandboy

2

: any of various hopping insects (as a sand flea) found on sandy beaches

3

a

: one who sprinkles sand on bricks to prevent their sticking together in the kiln

b

: an operator of a machine for separating floor tiles from the sand that held them in the saggers

Word History

Etymology

sand entry 1 + boy

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