sawdust trail
nounEtymology
Probably an allusion to the sawdust which covered the floors of the tents in which religious revival meetings were often held.
Definitions
The route followed by an itinerant Christian preacher in the United States.
- The Rev. William A. (Billy) Sunday, one of the most noted evangelists of the old "sawdust trail," died suddenly tonight of a heart attack in the home of his brother-in-law, William J. Thompson, a florist.
The path to spiritual redemption or salvation, especially as involving attendance at…
The path to spiritual redemption or salvation, especially as involving attendance at Christian revival meetings presided over by itinerant preachers in the United States.
The neighborhood
- synonymsawdust circuit
- neighborcircuit rider
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