Meaning of sleepy sand | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Sleep (rheum around the eyes).
   uncountable
2. The sand or dust that the Sandman throws in people's eyes.
   uncountable
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleepy, sand.
   uncountable

Examples

“Sleep⟳ in your eyes, sleep⟳ crust, sand, eye gunk—whatever you call⟳ it, we all get⟳ it—that crusty stuff in the corners of your eyes when you wake⟳ up in the morning. "The medical term is 'rheum,' though you rarely hear⟳ it used," […]”

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