"sandboy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sandboys [plural]
Etymology: From sand + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sand|boy}} sand + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} sandboy (plural sandboys)
  1. A boy who sells sand.
    Sense id: en-sandboy-en-noun-BonV559R
  2. (in similes) A proverbially happy or jolly person. Categories (topical): Happiness
    Sense id: en-sandboy-en-noun-nRzUaUo9 Disambiguation of Happiness: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: happy as a sandboy, jolly as a sandboy

Inflected forms

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