Meanings of strew sand in English

You must keep these rooms clean, and strew sand on the floor every day.

Having finished these, fill up the place with charcoal, and then strew sand over the walks and level them off.

He strewed sand over the writing, then handed it across the table to de Batz.

A workman rolled off the paper, and with his hand he strews sand on the upper surface.

Strew sand on it!

On his road from the shore kolchytes had run before him, in accordance with ancient custom, strewing sand in his path.

Noxious odors are kept down by the prompt removal of droppings and by strewing sand, plaster, rock phosphate, or dry earth in the manure gutters.