sandhog

American

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

Or sand hog

noun

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

sandhog British

/ ˈsændˌhɒɡ /

noun

a person who works in underground or underwater construction projects

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Etymology

Origin of sandhog

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; sand + hog

Example Sentences

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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

There was no money for headstones; his younger siblings were taken in by a Catholic orphanage, and Hayes became a “sandhog,” digging tunnels for the New York subway.

From The New Yorker

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