Undust

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove dust from (something); to dust, dust off. rare, transitive

    "It took the state accountants awhile to undust [cq] and figure out his travel expense claims. They would include maybe a pound of coffee, a dozen eggs, a package of cereal, etc. No hotel bills."

Example

More examples

"It took the state accountants awhile to undust [cq] and figure out his travel expense claims. They would include maybe a pound of coffee, a dozen eggs, a package of cereal, etc. No hotel bills."

Etymology

From un- + dust.

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