horse-dungn.

Forms:

α. see horse n. and dung n.¹

β. late Middle English horses downge.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., dung n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < horse n. + dung n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of horse n. + dung n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorse-dung.

The excrement of horses.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > excrement

horse-dunga1475

horse manure1843

road apples1923

a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 6 Distillid in hors dounge contynuely digest.

1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise i. xxii. 73 Let it rot in hot horse dung.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 41 This last insect takes delight in a hillock of horse-dung.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 21 A luting of clay and horse-dung.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	horse-dung
释义	horse-dungn. Forms: α. see horse n. and dung n.¹ β. late Middle English horses downge. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., dung n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < horse n. + dung n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of horse n. + dung n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorse-dung. The excrement of horses. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > excrement horse-dunga1475 horse manure1843 road apples1923 a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 6 Distillid in hors dounge contynuely digest. 1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise i. xxii. 73 Let it rot in hot horse dung. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 41 This last insect takes delight in a hillock of horse-dung. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 21 A luting of clay and horse-dung. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1475
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