sawdust

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word sawdust. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word sawdust, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say sawdust in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word sawdust you have here. The definition of the word sawdust will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsawdust, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
de Jong Sawdust & Shavings, Lake Stevens, Washington, seen from Centennial Trail.

Etymology

saw +‎ dust

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔːˌdʌst/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

sawdust (usually uncountable, plural sawdusts)

  1. The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

sawdust (third-person singular simple present sawdusts, present participle sawdusting, simple past and past participle sawdusted)

  1. To sprinkle with sawdust.
    • 1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, chapter 9, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1857, →OCLC, book the first (Poverty), page 65:
      […] the raking out of yesterday's fire, the kindling of to-day's under the collegiate boiler, the filling of that Spartan vessel at the pump, the sweeping and sawdusting of the common room, and other such preparations.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia