sawdust
noun/ˈsɔdʌst/
Frequency rank: #15,066 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
fine wood particles produced when wood is cut or sawed.
Example sentence
The carpenter swept sawdust off the workbench after cutting the wooden planks.
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