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dung

  • noun
  • /ˈdʌŋ/

Manure; animal excrement.

Other meanings

  1. A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal.

  2. A tailor's employee, usually one who is paid by the piece rather than by the day.

Synonyms

  • droppings

A kind of

  • feces

Kinds of dung

  • pigeon droppings
  • cow pie
  • chip

Word history

From Old English "dung" (dung; excrement; manure).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dung” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.