sanding

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sand \Sand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Sanding}.]
   1. To sprinkle or cover with sand.
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   2. To drive upon the sand. [Obs.] --Burton.
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   3. To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
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   4. To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "sanding":
      ablation, abrasion, abrasive, attrition, buffing, burnishing,
      chafe, chafing, detrition, dressing, erasure, erosion, filing,
      fretting, galling, grazing, grinding, limation, polishing, rasping,
      rubbing away, sandblasting, scouring, scrape, scraping, scratch,
      scratching, scrub, scrubbing, scuff, shining, smoothing, wear,
      wearing away

    

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