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sandsucker

sandsucker noun: a barge that collected sand from the bottom of lakes, for use in metal founding.

Noun

sandsucker (plural sandsuckers)

  1. A barge that collected sand from the bottom of lakes, for use in metal founding.
    • " The sandsuckers did not lack for funds, however.1988 October 7, Harold Henderson, “Saved Form^([sic]) the Sandsuckers”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of sandsucker

pluralsandsuckers

Origin of sandsucker

From sand + sucker.

Questions about sandsucker

What does sandsucker mean?
Sandsucker means a barge that collected sand from the bottom of lakes, for use in metal founding.
What part of speech is sandsucker?
Sandsucker is a noun.
What is the plural of sandsucker?
The plural of sandsucker is sandsuckers.

Words near sandsucker in the dictionary

  1. sandstones
  2. sandstorm
  3. sandstorms
  4. Sandstrom
  5. Sandstroms
  6. sandsucker
  7. sandsuckers
  8. sandswimmer
  9. Sandt
  10. sandthorn
  11. sandthorns

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