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SANDMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sandman mean?
• SANDMAN (noun)
The noun SANDMAN has 1 sense:
1. an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
Familiarity information: SANDMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sandman" is a kind of...):
brownie; elf; gremlin; hob; imp; pixie; pixy ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
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