"exodust" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: exodusts [present, singular, third-person], exodusting [participle, present], exodusted [participle, past], exodusted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from Exoduster. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|Exoduster}} Back-formation from Exoduster Head templates: {{en-verb}} exodust (third-person singular simple present exodusts, present participle exodusting, simple past and past participle exodusted)
  1. (US, historical) Of an African-American: To leave a Southern state as part of a mass migration, especially the Exodus of 1879. Tags: US, historical Related terms: exodus, Exoduster
    Sense id: en-exodust-en-verb-MiOi-aqH Categories (other): American English, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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