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sandman

Noun

sand=man

WORDNET DICTIONARY

sandman(n = noun.person) Array - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy; Array

sandman, n.

A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them. [1913 Webster]

sandman, n. the personification of tiredness causing children's eyes to smart towards bedtime.

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