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 the sandy hills in Georgia and South Carolina.

Etymologies

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sand +‎ hill +‎ -er

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Examples

  • The cracker and the sandhiller were the objects of their derision.

    Tupelo John Hill 1862

  • 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.

    The House Behind the Cedars 1900

  • Patesville -- or some poor white sandhiller slouched listlessly along toward store or bar-room.

    The House Behind the Cedars 1895

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