Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of a class of “poor whites” living in the pine-woods that cover the sandy hills of Georgia and South Carolina.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun U.S. A nickname given to any “poor white” living in the pine woods which cover the sandy hills in Georgia and South Carolina.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, informal Any "poor white" living in the
pine woods which cover thesandy hills inGeorgia andSouth Carolina .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
sand + hill + -er
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Examples
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The cracker and the sandhiller were the objects of their derision.
Tupelo John Hill 1862
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Now and then a lady or gentleman passed with leisurely step -- no one ever hurried in Patesville -- or some poor white sandhiller slouched listlessly along toward store or bar-room.
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Patesville -- or some poor white sandhiller slouched listlessly along toward store or bar-room.
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