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saw⋅dust

[saw-duhst]
–noun
small particles of wood produced in sawing.

Origin:
1520–30; saw 1 + dust
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saw·dust   (sô'dŭst')   
n.  The small particles of wood or other material that fall from an object being sawed.
saw'dust'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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