sandhog
Americannoun
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a laborer who digs or works in sand.
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a person who works, usually in a caisson, in digging underwater tunnels.
noun
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Origin of sandhog
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Her other Broadway credits included the musical “Sandhog,” which premiered in 1954, and a Graham production of “Clytemnestra” in 1960.
From Washington Post
Sindhu Vee’s Sandhog second leg UK tour runs from 5 September to 14 November.
From The Guardian
Sindhu Vee: Sandhog is on a UK tour.
From The Guardian
But the union sandhog or stagehand making a good living, that’s all highly suspect and demanding further investigation.
From Salon
“The sandhogs judged him on his writing about Irish being drunks,” said John Donohue, a veteran sandhog.
From New York Times
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