sandboyn.

Etymology: < sand n.² + boy n.¹ and int.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsand-boy.

1. ? A boy who hawks sand for sale. In proverbial phrase as happy (or jolly, etc.) as a sandboy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > [adjective]

eadyeOE

i-selic888

i-sundfulc1000

seelya1272

graciousa1387

brighta1413

happy1477

beneurous1483

benewred1483

feliciousc1485

sunshine1594

faust1676

roseate1787

as happy (or jolly, etc.) as a sandboy1821

felicitous1824

happy as Larry1905

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > cheerful person

blithea1548

jovialist1596

sandboy1821

society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > sellers of other specific things

soaper?c1225

oilman1275

smear-monger1297

upholder1333

basket-seller?1518

broom-seller?1518

upholster1554

rod-woman1602

starchwoman1604

pin manc1680

colour seller1685

potato-woman1697

printseller1700

rag-seller1700

Greenwich barber1785

sandboy1821

iceman1834

umbrella man1851

fly-boy1861

snuff-boxera1871

pedlar1872

snake-boy1873

bric-a-brac man1876

tinwoman1884

resurrectionist1888

butch1891

paanwallah1955

1821 P. Egan Life in London ii. v. 289 Logic..appeared to be as happy as a sand-boy, who had unexpectedly met with good luck in disposing of his hampers full of the above-household commodity.

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang Sand-boy, all rags and all happiness; the urchins who drive the sand-laden neddies through our streets, are envied by the capon-eating turtle-loving epicures of these cities. ‘As jolly as a sand-boy’, designates a merry fellow who has tasted a drop.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xviii. 187 The Jolly Sandboys was a small road-side inn.., with a sign, representing three Sandboys increasing their jollity.

1841 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 70 We will smoke together and be as merry as sandboys.

1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto i. xxiv Everything combined to make him as jolly as a sand-boy.

1928 Daily Express 17 Mar. 3/1 The King was in his element here... He was happy as a sandboy.

1958 Daily Sketch 2 June 11/3 Brimming with health, polished like a Derby cup, happy as a sandboy.

1973 Perthshire Advertiser 17 Feb. 18/3 It isn't hot, but they're as happy as sandboys.

2. = sandman n. at sand n.² Compounds 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > sleep personified

sleep1390

dustman1821

sandman1821

sandboy1873

1873 St. Paul's Mag. Feb. 139 But you are sleepy—the sand-boys are in your eyes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	sandboy
释义	sandboyn. Etymology: < sand n.² + boy n.¹ and int.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsand-boy. 1. ? A boy who hawks sand for sale. In proverbial phrase as happy (or jolly, etc.) as a sandboy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > [adjective] eadyeOE i-selic888 i-sundfulc1000 seelya1272 graciousa1387 brighta1413 happy1477 beneurous1483 benewred1483 feliciousc1485 sunshine1594 faust1676 roseate1787 as happy (or jolly, etc.) as a sandboy1821 felicitous1824 happy as Larry1905 the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > cheerful person blithea1548 jovialist1596 sandboy1821 society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > sellers of other specific things soaper?c1225 oilman1275 smear-monger1297 upholder1333 basket-seller?1518 broom-seller?1518 upholster1554 rod-woman1602 starchwoman1604 pin manc1680 colour seller1685 potato-woman1697 printseller1700 rag-seller1700 Greenwich barber1785 sandboy1821 iceman1834 umbrella man1851 fly-boy1861 snuff-boxera1871 pedlar1872 snake-boy1873 bric-a-brac man1876 tinwoman1884 resurrectionist1888 butch1891 paanwallah1955 1821 P. Egan Life in London ii. v. 289 Logic..appeared to be as happy as a sand-boy, who had unexpectedly met with good luck in disposing of his hampers full of the above-household commodity. 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang Sand-boy, all rags and all happiness; the urchins who drive the sand-laden neddies through our streets, are envied by the capon-eating turtle-loving epicures of these cities. ‘As jolly as a sand-boy’, designates a merry fellow who has tasted a drop. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xviii. 187 The Jolly Sandboys was a small road-side inn.., with a sign, representing three Sandboys increasing their jollity. 1841 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 70 We will smoke together and be as merry as sandboys. 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto i. xxiv Everything combined to make him as jolly as a sand-boy. 1928 Daily Express 17 Mar. 3/1 The King was in his element here... He was happy as a sandboy. 1958 Daily Sketch 2 June 11/3 Brimming with health, polished like a Derby cup, happy as a sandboy. 1973 Perthshire Advertiser 17 Feb. 18/3 It isn't hot, but they're as happy as sandboys. 2. = sandman n. at sand n.² Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > sleep personified sleep1390 dustman1821 sandman1821 sandboy1873 1873 St. Paul's Mag. Feb. 139 But you are sleepy—the sand-boys are in your eyes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1821
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