sandblind

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sandblind

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From Middle English sandblynde, alteration (due to association with sand) of *samblynde (“half-blind”), from Old English *sāmblind (“half-blind”), from sam- (“half-”) + blind (“blind”).

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Half-blind; partially blind. [T]hree of the boys, of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one, used to come in the morning as his humble attendants, and carry him [Johnson] to school. […] The purfly, sand-blind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible!
Dim-sighted. O heauens, this is my true begotten Father, who being more then sand-blinde, high grauel blinde, knows me not, I will trie confusions with him.

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@misc{sandblind_2026,
  title = {sandblind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sandblind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}