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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Finely ground oatmeal, used as food for caged birds.
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-- [A sort of stock food is made of the fine-ground oats called "fig-dust," made into a stiff dough with milk and water, adding every day a pinch of soaked currants or a little fine-shredded raw beef.
Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various
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