English Explanatory Dictionary

sandblind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Half-blind; partially blind.
  2. Dim-sighted.

Word forms

sandblind more sandblind most sandblind sand-blind

Etymology

From Middle English sandblynde, alteration (due to association with sand) of *samblynde (“half-blind”), from Old English *sāmblind (“half-blind”), from sam- (“half-”) + blind (“blind”).

Related words

sam gravel-blind stone-blind
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