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sandpit

[sand-pit]

noun

  1. a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.



sandpit

/ ˈæԻˌɪ /

noun

  1. a shallow pit or container holding sand for children to play in

  2. a pit from which sand is extracted

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sandpit1

First recorded in 1520–30; sand + pit 1
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Wilson, by now increasingly paranoid, installed a large sandpit in his living room, and worked on the album with the aid of a piano in the sand.

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At the 2015 world championships, Gillette faded left then overcorrected at the end of his run, too late to abort, and landed hard outside the sandpit.

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As Jesse Owens soared over the eight-metre mark to secure Berlin 1936 gold, Long - his biggest rival - leapt into the sandpit in Berlin to hug and congratulate him.

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There was a sandpit near to the scoreboard or they'd put some stumps down and play cricket.

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The wife of the heir to the throne also joined a group of children playing in a sandpit and spoke to staff about the effects of the Covid pandemic lockdowns.

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