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sand·man (sand′man′)

noun

a mythical person, as in fairy tales, supposed to make children sleepy by dusting sand in their eyes

Etymology: prob. < Ger sandmann

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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