sawdust trail

== English == === Etymology === Probably an allusion to the sawdust which covered the floors of the tents in which religious revival meetings were often held. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sawdust trail (plural sawdust trails) (idiomatic, dated) The route followed by an itinerant Christian preacher in the United States. (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. ==== Synonyms ==== sawdust circuit ==== See also ==== circuit rider === References === “sawdust trail”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.