sandball

English

Etymology

From sand +‎ ball.

Noun

sandball (plural sandballs)

1. A mass of wet sand formed into a ball.
   • 2003, Margaret J. Daymond, Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region, page 367:

     […] we could hear their deafening hilarious cries as they swam and threw sandballs into the air.

2. (obsolete) A ball of soap mixed with fine sand, used for washing one's body.

Related terms

• snowball