Sand \Sand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sanding}.] 1. To sprinkle or cover with sand.
2. To drive upon the sand. [Obs.] --Burton.
3. To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
4. To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar. [Colloq.]
5. To grind down or make smooth by rubbing with an abrasive object, esp. with sandpaper; to sand down.
Sanded \Sand"ed\, a. 1. Covered or sprinkled with sand; sandy; barren. --Thomson.
2. Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound. --Shak.
3. Short-sighted. [Prov. Eng.]
About 170 office workers, confused and worried, were sent home early when a contractor doing a $850 renovation job sanded old asbestos-bearing adhesive from flooring in a snack bar in PennDOT's regional office building in Blair County.
Kennamer sands the surface of his slate with ultrafine sandpaper and draws the striker across the sanded area to imitate the turkey's putts and purrs.