| 单词 | night soil |
| 释义 | night soil (once / 131326 pages) n WORD FAMILY night soil USAGE EXAMPLESThe problems of chamber pots — also known as “jerries, night soil, commodes, slop jars, close stools and thunder mugs” — also contributed to this noisome mix. Washington Post(Nov 04, 2016) It's even got a pleasant name: "night soil." Andy Weir, The Martian(2011) “Did you know that potatoes are fed night soil so they can grow big?” Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography(1986) n human excreta used as fertilizer Hyper manure any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material |
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