sawdust
noun
- matter
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːˌdʌst/
noun
Etymology: From saw + dust.
- The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
- Food that is unpleasantly powdery and tasteless.
“I have a hard time looking at green cylinder Parmesan, the scentless sawdust inside practically mocking Giorgio Cravero's Parmigiano-Reggiano […]”
verb
Etymology: From saw + dust.
- To sprinkle with sawdust.
“[…] 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.”