Sanding

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sand \Sand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Sanding}.]
     1. To sprinkle or cover with sand.
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     2. To drive upon the sand. [Obs.] --Burton.


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     3. To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
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     4. To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "sanding":
     ablation, abrasion, abrasive, attrition, buffing, burnishing,
     chafe, chafing, detrition, dressing, erasure, erosion, filing,
     fretting, galling, grazing, grinding, limation, polishing, rasping,
     rubbing away, sandblasting, scouring, scrape, scraping, scratch,
     scratching, scrub, scrubbing, scuff, shining, smoothing, wear,
     wearing away