sand-blind

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sandblīnd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sand-blind  (sandblīnd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. partially blind;
    dim-sighted.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; alteration (assimilated to sand) of Old English *samblind half-blind, equivalent. to sam- half- (akin to semi-) + blind blind
sandblind′ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sand-blind adj
  1. not completely blind; partially able to see
    Compare stone-blind
Etymology: 15th Century: changed (through influence of sand) from Old English samblind (unattested), from sam- half, semi- + blindˈsand-ˌblindness n
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