SAWDUST


Meaning of SAWDUST in English

I. ˈsȯ(ˌ)dəst noun

Etymology: saw (II) + dust

1.

a. : dust or small fragments (as of wood or stone) made by a saw in cutting

the floor was covered with sawdust

b. : flimsy stuffing

a man made of sawdust

2. or sawdust liver : a cattle abnormality of undetermined cause characterized by the presence of small granular light-colored areas scattered through the liver

II. transitive verb

: to strew or carpet with sawdust

III. adjective

1. : covered or stuffed with sawdust

the sawdust ring

a sawdust doll

2. : of, relating to, or connected with an enterprise (as a circus or revival meeting) conducted under a tent

a sawdust performer

a sawdust preacher

3. : having no real substance : not solid

she asks vital questions, but she gives sawdust answers — Saturday Review

a sawdust Caesar

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.