SANDBAG

PRONUNCIATION: (SAND-bag)

MEANING: noun: A bag filled with sand.
verb tr.: 1. To fortify a position.
2. To thwart.
3. To coerce.
4. To treat unfairly or harshly.
5. To give an unpleasant surprise; to blindside.
verb intr.: To conceal one’s position in order to gain an advantage.

ETYMOLOGY: From sand + bag. Earliest documented use: noun: 1561, verb: 1838.
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SAND HAG - the Witch of the Sahara

SADBAG - a perennially woeful person; think Eeyore.

SENDBAG - I'm glad they found my lost luggage but they still have to forward it to me

SANDBUG - a VW sedan specially outfitted for desert use