sawdust

American  

[saw-duhst] / ˈsɔˌdʌst /

noun

1. small particles of wood produced in sawing. saw.

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sawdust British  

/ ˈsɔːˌdʌst /

noun

1. particles of wood formed by sawing

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Etymology

Origin of sawdust

First recorded in 1520–30; saw ¹ + dust

Example Sentences

As the story goes, Michtom and his wife, Rose, subsequently paid tribute to the 26th president by creating a toy they called “Teddy’s bear,” made from clothing scraps and stuffed with sawdust.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pet pulled on her chains and threw hay and sawdust over her back with her gray trunk.

From Literature

The other cowered in a corner, trying to hide under the sawdust.

From Literature

“The boss of sawdust,” Leo says, and the wood starts flying.

From Literature

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