sandhog
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- noun
- /ˈsændhɔg/
- Jargon
:
excavador
- The sandhogs worked tirelessly to complete the subway tunnel beneath the city streets.
Examples
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During construction, the sandhogs faced many challenges while digging deep underground.
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The sandhogs worked 36-hour shifts building this thing.
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A foxhole is nothing compared to that; tomorrow will not be too soon for me to start my sandhog future beneath Alzona Park.
Fiction book (1993) -
Bassett said the sandhogs had bunk rooms down here for long shifts.
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Work on the tunnel began in 1921, employing thousands of Irish immigrants nicknamed 'sandhogs.'
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Nina marveled at the skill and determination of long-dead Bronze Age sandhogs.
Fiction book (2000) -
As a sandhog, he spent most of his days operating heavy machinery in cramped, dark tunnels.
Synonyms
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A person who digs holes or trenches as their job
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3.7
An animal or person that digs tunnels in the ground to live in and to hide from danger
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4.1
A person or machine that digs tunnels underground
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sandhog is an American name made from the simple parts sand and hog. A helpful way to remember it is to picture workers digging in 'sandy' ground and working hard like a 'hog' pushing through dirt, which is why a sandhog is a person who digs tunnels under a city.