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sandhog.

A person employed to dig tunnels, or (more generally) to work underground or under water.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsændhɒɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsændhɔɡ/General-American
  1. A person employed to dig tunnels, or (more generally) to work underground or under water.

    US · also · figuratively · slang
Where this word comes from

From sand + hog, perhaps alluding to a hog (“animal of the Suidae family, especially a boar, pig, or warthog”) digging in sand.

verb/ˈsændhɒɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsændhɔɡ/General-American
  1. To work at digging tunnels, or (more generally) underground or under water.

    US · intransitive · slang
Where this word comes from

From sand + hog, perhaps alluding to a hog (“animal of the Suidae family, especially a boar, pig, or warthog”) digging in sand.

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