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sandball

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English

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Etymology

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From sand +‎ ball.

Noun

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sandball (plural sandballs)

  1. A mass of wet sand formed into a ball.
    • 2003, Margaret J. Daymond, Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region, page 367:
      [] we could hear their deafening hilarious cries as they swam and threw sandballs into the air.
  2. (obsolete) A ball of soap mixed with fine sand, used for washing one's body.
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