sand-blind

[ sand-blahynd ]

adjective

1. partially blind; dim-sighted.

sand-blind

adjective

1. not completely blind; partially able to see Compare stone-blind

Derived Forms

• ˈsand-ˌblindness, noun

Other Words From

• sandblindness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sand-blind¹

1350–1400; Middle English; alteration (assimilated to sand ) of Old English *samblind half-blind, equivalent to sam- half- (akin to semi- ) + blind blind

Word History and Origins

Origin of sand-blind¹

C15: changed (through influence of sand ) from Old English samblind (unattested), from sam- half, semi- + blind