sand-blind

[ sand-blahynd ]
/ ˈsændˌblaɪnd /

adjective

partially blind; dim-sighted.

Origin of sand-blind

1350–1400; Middle English; alteration (assimilated to sand) of Old English *samblind half-blind, equivalent to sam- half- (akin to semi-) + blind blind

OTHER WORDS FROM sand-blind

sand·blind·ness, noun

Words nearby sand-blind

sand viper, sand wasp, sand wedge, sand yacht, sand, george, sand-blind, sand-cast, sand-floated, sand-groper, sand-lime brick, sand-sprayed

British Dictionary definitions for sand-blind

sand-blind

adjective

not completely blind; partially able to see Compare stone-blind

Derived forms of sand-blind

sand-blindness, noun

Word Origin for sand-blind

C15: changed (through influence of sand) from Old English samblind (unattested), from sam- half, semi- + blind