sawdust trail
sawdust trail · sawdust trails
The route followed by an itinerant Christian preacher in the United StatesThe route followed by an itinerant Christian preacher in the United States.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, idiomatic)The route followed by an itinerant Christian preacher in the United States.
(broadly, dated, idiomatic)The path to spiritual redemption or salvation, especially as involving attendance at Christian revival meetings presided over by itinerant preachers in the United States.
Origin
Probably an allusion to the sawdust which covered the floors of the tents in which religioProbably an allusion to the sawdust which covered the floors of the tents in which religious revival meetings were often held.
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Forms
plural: sawdust trails| Singular | sawdust trail |
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Synonyms
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