sandman

[sand-man] Origin

sand·man

[sand-man]
noun, plural sand·men.
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.

Origin:
1860–65; sand + man1
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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sandman (ˈsændˌmæn)
 
n , pl -men
(in folklore) a magical person supposed to put children to sleep by sprinkling sand in their eyes

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sandman
bringer of sleep in nursery lore, 1861, from sand in ref. to hard grains found in the eyelashes on waking; first attested in a translation of Andersen, and perhaps from Ger. Sandmann or a translation of Norw. Ole Lukoie "Olaf Shuteye"), more common in Amer.Eng.; dustman with the same sense is attested
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