sandings

Noun

sanding (countable and uncountable, plural sandings)

1. The act or process by which something is sanded; the application of sandpaper, etc.
2. A type of dancing where the floor is covered in sand. See Sanding (dance).
3. The process of testing the surface of gilding, after it has been fired, with fine sand and water.
4. The process of burying oysters in sand.
5. The process of applying sand to rails in railway track to aid adhesion.
   • Sanding is by steam, and is fitted to the front of the leading coupled wheels, and to front and rear of the driving wheels.1951 June, “British Railways Standard Class "5" 4-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 400
6. A coating of sugar crystals on confectionery, especially on jellies.
   • sugar sanding