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bark dust

noun

Etymology

The timber industry was prominent in Oregon and surrounding areas from roughly 1870–2000, which is apparently connected to the term's regionality.

Definitions

  1. Shredded, ground, or chipped wood used for landscaping, gardening, or composting.

    • Forest Floor Bark Dust / Freshly Ground / Perfect For Yard Gardening / Controls Weeds • [unclear] soil / Adds [unclear] • Keeps Soil Moist
    • Have you ever walked through bark dust barefoot? After gingerly stepping through you pause quickly to inspect the sole of your feet and brush away the visible splinters, then continue on your way.
    • In the vegetable garden, groomed manicured paths all nicely mulched with bark dust in between garden beds mean that you must collect all the weeds as you pull them […]

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bark, dust.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bark dust. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA