Question

What is the sandy hour glass reffered to? What would the hour glass make one imagine?


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Answer 1

in ancient days a glass full of sand was to indicate the passing of time. The sight of the sandy hour glass would remind him of danger of hidden sand banks and shallow water. The danger of the ship getting stuck in the sand where the water is not sufficiently deep for a ship to sail over it smoothly