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sander

/ˈsændɚ/ noun C2
  1. A person employed to sand wood.
  2. A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
  3. A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
  4. A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.

Plural sanders

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I have Ikey Sanders, who refused to cut it up for you.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 39 · B2
"Ikey Sanders has split on us."
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 42 · B2

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