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sander

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See also: Sander and sänder

English

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A hand-held electric sander
A belt sander (machine used to mechanize the process of sanding)

Etymology

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From sand +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sander (plural sanders)

  1. A person employed to sand wood.
  2. A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
  3. (rail transport) A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
    • 1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 356:
      Grass growing on the track made the running far from easy, and only frequent use of the sanders enabled us to breast the 1 in 50 gradients between Letterkenny and Kilmacrenon [sic].
    • 2021 November 17, Greg Morse, “Network News: Background: causes and effects of low adhesion and wheelslide”, in RAIL, number 944, pages 8–9:
      Traditionally, sand was used to aid grip, being released onto the track in front of the wheels from a special 'sandbox'. However, the Slough accident led to two trials on the use of train-borne sanders to aid braking: [...] Now, all new stock is fitted with automatic sanders, as have most of the pre-1994 units still running.
  4. (historical) A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Adjective

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sander

  1. true, real

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: sann