"sandball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sandballs [plural]
Etymology: sand + ball Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sand|ball}} sand + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} sandball (plural sandballs)
  1. A mass of wet sand formed into a ball.
    Sense id: en-sandball-en-noun-kvmtpG4a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. (obsolete) A ball of soap mixed with fine sand, used for washing one's body. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sandball-en-noun-ZdHoVCh0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: snowball

Inflected forms

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