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plaited sawdust

plaited sawdust is the simple past and past participle of plait sawdust.

Meaning of plait sawdust

Verb

plait sawdust (third-person singular simple present plaits sawdust, present participle plaiting sawdust, simple past and past participle plaited sawdust)

  1. (UK) Synonym of plait fog.
    • One person has described trying to get a group of toddlers to sit on a mat to listen to a story as 'like trying to plait sawdust.'2003, Laurie Makin, Marian R Whitehead, How to Develop Children's Early Literacy, page 39
    Synonyms:
    plait fog

Questions about plaited sawdust

What is plaited sawdust the simple past and past participle of?
Plaited sawdust is the simple past and past participle of plait sawdust.

Words near plaited sawdust in the dictionary

  1. plait
  2. plait fog
  3. plait sawdust
  4. plaited
  5. plaited fog
  6. plaited sawdust
  7. plaiter
  8. plaiters
  9. plaiting
  10. plaiting fog
  11. plaiting sawdust

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