sandy blight

English

Noun

sandy blight (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) A type of severe conjunctivitis characterised by granular follicles, common in dry areas. [from 19th c.]
    • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 131:
      The wind blew and blew until six p.m. and people with sandy blight in their eyes jumped with relief, as soon as the wind stopped.
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