Sawdust-trail Definition
noun
(idiomatic, by extension, dated) The path to spiritual redemption or salvation, especially as involving attendance at Christian revival meetings presided over by itinerant preachers in the United States.
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sawdust-trail
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sawdust trailsOrigin of Sawdust-trail
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Probably an allusion to the sawdust which covered the floors of the tents in which religious revival meetings were often held.
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