I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: sand (I) + lot
1. : of or relating to a lot or piece of sandy ground especially as the scene of unorganized sports for boys from city streets
2.
[so called from a sandlot laid out for building on the west side of San Francisco where adherents of the movement held meetings]
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a 19th century workingmen's movement in California opposed especially to Chinese immigration
people of the sandlot type of orators … favor the treatment of the Chinese proposed by the legislation — T.J.Geary
II. noun
: a vacant lot or piece of ground especially when used as the scene of unorganized sports for boys from city streets