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单词 dung barge
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dung barge
dung barge n. now chiefly historical a barge used to transport dung, esp. one carrying away dung and other waste from a town or city; cf. dung-boat n.
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1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater iii. ii. sig. E2v Hee that shall marry thee, had better spend the poore remainder of his dayes in a Dung-barge.
1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. cv. 169 The rudder of a dung-barge.
1855 Spectator 23 June 646/1 He gathered round him a little fleet of dung-barges, and advertised his wares.
1909 Truth (Brisbane) 19 Sept. 10/3 The hours of labor are as barbarous as the conditions under which the heroic ‘can crew’ of the dung barge Moreton work.
1988 S. Schama in N.Y. Times 15 May vii. 34/2 Sewage was not deposited in the canals but taken away in carts and dung barges to improve the soil yield of local market gardens.
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