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sandhog

or sand hog

[ sand-hog, -hawg ]
/ ˈsændˌhɒg, -ˌhɔg /

noun

a laborer who digs or works in sand.
a person who works, usually in a caisson, in digging underwater tunnels.

Nearby words

  1. sandglass,
  2. sandgrouse,
  3. sandhi,
  4. sandhill crane,
  5. sandhoff's disease,
  6. sandhurst,
  7. sandhya,
  8. sandia peak,
  9. sandie,
  10. sandiness

Origin of sandhog

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; sand + hog
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British Dictionary definitions for sandhog

sandhog

/ (ˈsændˌhɒɡ) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a person who works in underground or underwater construction projects
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