| 单词 | dung cake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdung cake dung cake n. a flattened and compacted mass of animal dung, used as a fuel for a fire. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > other organic fuels > [noun] > dung casard1499 casing1516 sharny-peat1808 dung cake1824 buffalo-chips1840 mist1852 argol1856 prairie coal1889 cattle chips1903 squaw wood1914 1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 15 Dec. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. 533 There was no fire-wood in the neighbourhood, but the tusseeldar sent a cart-load of dung-cakes. 1901 R. Kipling Kim iv. 91 For luxury's sake, Kim bought a handful of dung-cakes to build a fire. 1929 F. L. Brayne Remaking Village India 221 The chūla has been designed to burn soft coke, as a substitute for dung-cakes. 1999 P. Mishra Romantics (2001) ii. v. 172 Women cooking midday meals on dung-cake fires. 2002 Meridians 2 134 She lit a fire with a couple of dung cakes in the huge tandoor. < as lemmas |
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