Organic matter (such as rotted plant material or the excrement and soiled litter of farm animals) spread on or mixed with soil to make it more…
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释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > dunging > dung (26) dungOE Organic matter (such as rotted plant material or the excrement and soiled litter of farm animals) spread on or mixed with soil to make it more… muckc1268 Dung, excrement, esp. the dung of farm animals used for manure (often mixed with vegetable matter, usually straw); farmyard manure. In early use… dunging?1440 Organic material used as a fertilizer; dung, manure. Obsolete. fimea1475 Dung. fulyiec1480 Excrement; droppings of cattle or sheep; manure. tath1492 The dung of cattle, sheep, etc. left for manure on land on which they have been pastured. soil1607 Ordure, excrement; the dung of animals used as a compost; manure. Cf. also night soil, n. street soil1607 = street manure n. dung-water1608 liquid manure drained from a dunghill; cf. muck water n. at muck, n.1 compounds 2. soiling1610 Manure; droppings of animals. mucking1611 An application of dung or other organic matter as manure. Also: such matter used as manure. Obsolete. short dung, manure, muck1618 short dung, manure, muck: manure containing short straw and in an advanced state of fermentation. (Cf. branch A. IV.) folding1626 The action of folding sheep; an instance of this. Also concrete. Manure dropped in the fold. muck water1626 liquid manure drained from a dunghill; cf. dung-water n. at dung, n.1 compounds 2. stable manure1629 = stable-dung n. long dung1658 = long manure n. spit-dunga1671 stercoration1694 Dung, manure. Obsolete. street dirt1694 dirt from the street; (in early use spec.) = street manure n. horse-litter1721 The manure consisting of such straw mixed with the excrements of horses. pot-dunga1722 the dung of farm animals used as manure, so called because it is carried to the field in pots; cf. sense 5a. sock1790 The drainage of a dunghill; liquid manure. street manure1793 manure from the streets; horse dung and road scrapings, formerly used as fertilizer. police manure1825 manure collected in the streets of a town or city; street-sweepings; cf. sense 3a. fold-manure1829 slurry1965 spec. A mixture of manure or farmyard waste and water; manure in fluid form. |
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