Definitions

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  • noun Scotland, Australia, New Zealand A sports or walking shoe with canvas upper and rubber sole; a sneaker.

Etymologies

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From sand +‎ shoe.

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Examples

  • They had assumed that his fractured metatarsal, sustained during a freak landing while fielding, instead of from what Richie Benaud was always delighted to call a "sandshoe crusher", would make him unable to bat.

    How Ian Bell braved the insult of injury in England's cause 2010

  • Instantly, he decided the old canvas sandshoe, which launched as a $2.50 tennis shoe in 1939, were "really cool".

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Instantly, he decided the old canvas sandshoe, which launched as a $2.50 tennis shoe in 1939, were "really cool".

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • "It's hard to get a sandshoe that is classic and that you've never seen before but which still reads 'classic'," said Mr Alan, who is famed for his modern take on classic, relaxed shirts.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • "It's hard to get a sandshoe that is classic and that you've never seen before but which still reads 'classic'," Mr Alan said.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • "It's hard to get a sandshoe that is classic and that you've never seen before but which still reads 'classic'," said Mr Alan, who is famed for his modern take on classic, relaxed shirts.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Instantly, he decided the old canvas sandshoe, which launched as a $2.50 tennis shoe in 1939, were "really cool".

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Dunlop Volleys could be the next fashion faux pas to hit the United States, after clothing designer Steven Alan has started selling the sandshoe in his Manhattan stores.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • "It's hard to get a sandshoe that is classic and that you've never seen before but which still reads 'classic'," said Mr Alan, who is famed for his modern take on classic, relaxed shirts.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • "It's hard to get a sandshoe that is classic and that you've never seen before but which still reads 'classic'," says Alan.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

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