sandball

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noun

A mass of wet sand formed into a ball.

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Meanings

nounsandball (plural sandballs)

plural sandballs

  1. A mass of wet sand formed into a ball.

    […] we could hear their deafening hilarious cries as they swam and threw sandballs into the air.

    2003, Margaret J. Daymond, Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region, page 367
  2. obsoleteA ball of soap mixed with fine sand, used for washing one's body.

Origin

From sand + ball.

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Cite this entry
APA

sandball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandball

MLA

“sandball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandball.

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