devil's dust

English

Noun

devil's dust (uncountable)

1. (slang, informal) Any type of powder or dustlike substance whose use or effect is considered to be harmful or malevolent.

   Coordinate term: angel dust (clenbuterol)

2. (obsolete) Shoddy produced by a machine called the devil (A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc).

Anagrams

• dust devils