Used in a sentence: "Well, if I'm going to adapt to the local conditions and embrace my Floridian state in this fine state of Florida, I'm going to have to learn to stop giggling every time I read newspaper stories full of references to 'sandy groins'".
I'll tell you ... there I was on the plane flying to Vegas the other week for work, catching up on my reading and I couldn't help myself as I read the article below, replete with information about all kinds of groins. How was I to know they were a "man-made structure designed to trap sand as it moved down the beach by the longshore drift"? I was definitely thinking of other things ... like sand stuck in places from which it can never be completely removed.
If all goes well, I'll head to the beach in the next weekend or two and see if I can spot me some sandy groins while I'm out and about. Wish me luck (and here's hoping that I don't get into any trouble) ...
THE AFOREMENTIONED ARTICLE THAT MADE ME GIGGLE:
http://thepelicanpaper.com/cities-remain-on-track-for-beach-sand-renourishment-for-now/
HOW I EDUMACATED MYSELF ON THESE TYPES OF GROINS:
http://oceanica.cofc.edu/an%20educator'sl%20guide%20to%20folly%20beach/guide/process3.htm
WHO KNEW ... THE *DRINK* NAMED "SAND IN YOUR CRACK":
http://www.webtender.com/db/drink/6096
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