sawdust

Neither has a single hole to show for it, despite months of sweat, sawdust, and getting shoved into and pulled out of my bag every day.
The Durable Gear One Wildland Firefighter Swears By|Amanda Monthei|October 28, 2020|Outside Online
All that scraping produces bone dust, which settles on the seafloor like sawdust under a workbench.
Whales get a second life as deep-sea buffets|Stephen Ornes|October 15, 2020|Science News For Students
Before the FDA started cracking down, grocers might stretch your coffee with other kinds of beans, your flour with sawdust.
The Great Sushi Scam|Megan McArdle|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His world is a sensual swirl—the cold, shady woods and sun-warmed meadows, the sweaty bakery and sawdust-filled house.
Must Read New Fiction: ‘Arcadia,’ ‘Men in Space,’ ‘The O’Briens,’ ‘Hot Pink’|Chloë Schama, Jacob Silverman, Wendy Smith, Daniel Roberts|March 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Today Maddow concedes that occasionally she must come down off her trapeze and strut in the sawdust with the rest of the circus.
Rachel's Accidental War|Lloyd Grove|August 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The cylinder and steam-pipes were surrounded with sawdust about 20 inches in thickness, as a non-conductor of heat.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Mind, I don't accept conventional morality; it is no more to me than so much sawdust.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
“I wish I could get at the sawdust that I am stuffed with,” Hadria thought dreamily, as she watched the doll grow flabbier.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
Sawdust-packed thermite grenades were stacked right up to the perforated pipes of the sprinkler system.
The Great Potlatch Riots|Allen Kim Lang
After the articles are dipped into the solution they are removed and thoroughly washed, then dried in sawdust to prevent streaks.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

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sawdust

/ (ˈsɔːˌdʌst) /

noun

particles of wood formed by sawing

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