SANDBOY

sandboy

(noun) a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in ‘happy as a sandboy’

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sandboy (plural sandboys)

A boy who sells sand.

(in similes) A proverbially happy or jolly person.

Anagrams

• bonyads

Source: Wiktionary



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2 May 2024

BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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