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Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not
reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which
are not coherent when wet. |
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A single particle of such stone. |
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The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of
time; the term or extent of one's life. |
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Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia
and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the
tide. |
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Courage; pluck; grit. |
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To sprinkle or cover with sand. |
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To drive upon the sand. |
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To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud. |
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To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar. |
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