The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sanny \San"ny\, n. The sandpiper. [Prov. Eng.]
Wiktionary
n. (context UK dialect English) The sandpiper.
Usage examples of "sanny".
I'd been three years in the paratroopers, so I got appointed Sanny Claus by the City Council, jump into the park a day or two before Christmas, and the toys would come down on the next swing around, in a cargo chute.
I used to wonder what those little colored kids thought, hiding behind things and under things, and seeing the cop car pick up Sanny Claus.
Either way, Sanny, I take it as a good sign they’d try to swim in,’ she said, smiling.
Either way, Sanny, I take it as a good sign they'd try to swim in," she said, smiling.
Either way, Sanny, I take it as a good sign they’d try to swim in,” she said, smiling.
Christmas coming, with Sanny Claus in shorts, and the tourists swarming.
This is the palm-tree Christmas coming, with Sanny Claus in shorts, and the tourists swarming.