sawdust
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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Weyerhaeuser, America’s largest private landowner, launched a venture to turn runty trees and sawdust from its mills into a replacement for metallurgical coal used in steel making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The decking company built its business on composite boards made from sawdust and recycled plastic shopping bags, which it pitches as more durable than pressure-treated lumber.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
He fell twice, had to apply eye drops after being bothered by swelling under his right eye and resorted to using sawdust to help him grip his racquet in the humidity.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025
A genetic mutation is like accidentally replacing one ingredient with something completely different -- for example, using sawdust instead of flour.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
She plops her rump on the sawdust floor.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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