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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Sawdust Parlance

(In). Circus parlance. Of course, the allusion is to the custom of sifting sawdust over the arena to prevent the horses from slipping.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Sawny
Saw
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