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词汇 sawdust trail
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Definition of sawdust trail in US English:

sawdust trail

(also Sawdust Trail)
noun
informal
  • 1The itinerary of a traveling gospel preacher.

    a retired clergyman who spent his working days as an evangelist on what was left of the old Sawdust Trail
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thorn, the son of a Pentecostal preacher who grew up singing and playing tambourine on the Mississippi sawdust trail, has developed a musical style that combines folk, blues, country, gospel, R&B, and rock and roll.
    1. 1.1 The process of an erring individual's rehabilitation through repentance.
      the president has been on the sawdust trail recently, apologizing hither and yon
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The presidential campaign trail hasn't quite turned into the ‘sawdust trail,’ but religious issues and candidate comments on faith have popped up frequently.
      • None of the recognition, however, replaces the impact Sunday had on the lives of those who hit the sawdust trail at one of his meetings.

Definition of sawdust trail in US English:

sawdust trail

(also Sawdust Trail)
noun
informal
  • 1The itinerary of a traveling gospel preacher.

    a retired clergyman who spent his working days as an evangelist on what was left of the old Sawdust Trail
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thorn, the son of a Pentecostal preacher who grew up singing and playing tambourine on the Mississippi sawdust trail, has developed a musical style that combines folk, blues, country, gospel, R&B, and rock and roll.
    1. 1.1 The process of an erring individual's rehabilitation through repentance.
      the president has been on the sawdust trail recently, apologizing hither and yon
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The presidential campaign trail hasn't quite turned into the ‘sawdust trail,’ but religious issues and candidate comments on faith have popped up frequently.
      • None of the recognition, however, replaces the impact Sunday had on the lives of those who hit the sawdust trail at one of his meetings.
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