sandman
(noun) an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children’s eyes to make them sleepy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sandman (plural sandmen)
A legendary figure who is said to bring good sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes.
Used as a symbol of the passage of time toward death.
Sandman (plural Sandmans)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sandman is the 15166th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1943 individuals. Sandman is most common among White (92.38%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Sand"man`, n.
Definition: A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
