sand mouse

noun — 2 senses

sand mouse

noun

1

Archaic A jird (type of rodent).

THE SAND MOUSE. The sand mouse has very large cheek pouches; the head and snout inclining to be long; a sharp nose; large oval brownish ears; a short body, and white nails. The upper regions of the body are of a hoary hue […]1801, The Lady's Magazine, page 294:

2

UK, Dialectal A bird, the dunlin or sandpiper.

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