| 单词 | dung yard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdung yard dung yard n. a yard or similar enclosure where animal dung and other organic waste is collected together before being used as manure or otherwise disposed of. ΚΠ 1686 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 3) iii. 29 As to the rest of its [sc. a Stable's] Perquisites, a Dung-yard, a Pump, or a Conduit, are necessary. 1782 Felix Farley's Bristol Jrnl. 24 Aug. Many considerable crops of hay..are totally spoiled, so as to be cast to the dung yards. 1845 2nd Rep. Commissioners State of Large Towns II. 154 The streets [of Sheffield] are regularly swept and cleansed.., and the refuse is carried off by the scavengers and deposited in a dung-yard in the lower part of the town, where it is made up for sale. 1991 N. Brink in F. M. Brouwer et al. Land Use Changes in Europe x. 241 Large cow stables, dungyards, and silage bunkers are frequently found to be large polluters of streams. < as lemmas |
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