English Explanatory Dictionary

sandhog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person employed to dig tunnels, or (more generally) to work underground or under water.
verb
  1. To work at digging tunnels, or (more generally) underground or under water.

Pronunciation

/ˈsændhɒɡ/ /ˈsændhɔɡ/ En-au-sandhog.ogg

Word forms

sandhog sandhogs sand hog sand-hog sandhogging sandhogged

Etymology

From sand + hog, perhaps alluding to a hog (“animal of the Suidae family, especially a boar, pig, or warthog”) digging in sand.

Synonyms

sandhogger

Derived words

sandhogging
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