sandpaper
[ sand-pey-per ]
verb (used with object)
to smooth or polish with or as if with sandpaper.
Origin of sandpaper
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How to use sandpaper in a sentence
There's a built-in safe, but I'm no Jimmy Valentine who sandpapers his fingers and opens boxes by touch.
The Flying Stingaree | Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for sandpaper
sandpaper
/ (ˈsændˌpeɪpə) /
noun
(formerly) a strong paper coated with sand for smoothing and polishing
a common name for glasspaper
verb
(tr) to polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper
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