sandlot

sandlot
/sand"lot'/, n.
1. a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
adj.
2. Also, sand-lot. of, pertaining to, or played in such a lot: sandlot baseball.
[1880-85, Amer.; SAND + LOT]

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