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sandman (in folklore) a magical person supposed to put children to sleep by sprinkling sand in their eyes Sandman induces sleep by sprinkling sand in children’s eyes. [Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 966] See : Sleep
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In ``Spider-Man 3,'' Church plays Flint Marko, aka The Sandman, one of two new villains in the movie. A figure of speech and sand," Laura thinks as she looks at the sandman her father has molded and sung into being for her. In "The Butterfly," by Hilda Conkling, Kelsey uses the whole tone scale, which creates "edges of gold, before the Sandman puts me to sleep and evening murmurs by. |
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