Synonyms for dung

Grammar : Noun

Spell : duhng

Phonetic Transcription : dʌŋ

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Définition of dung

Origin : Old English dung "manure, fertilizer," common Germanic (cf. Old Frisian and Old Saxon dung "manure;" Old High German tunga "manuring," tung "underground room covered with manure;" German Dung; Old Norse dyngja "heap of manure, women's apartment; Swedish dynga "dung, muck;" Danish dynge "heap, mass, pile"), from PIE *dhengh- "covering" (cf. Lithuanian dengti "to cover," Old Irish dingim "I press").
The word recalls the ancient Germanic custom (reported by Tacitus) of covering underground shelters with manure to keep in warmth in winter. The meaning "animal excrement," whether used as fertilizer or not, is from late 13c.
The whole body of journeymen tailors is divided into two classes, denominated Flints and Dungs: the former work by the day and receive all equal wages; the latter work generally by the piece [1824].
Dung beetle attested by 1630s.

noun excrement

Example sentences :

I must fill the bin of the oxen with hay, and water them, and carry out the dung.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

Dung was agreeable and asked: “But what really brings you here?”
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

IN a city in the neighborhood of Kaiutschou there once lived a constable by the name of Dung.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Every morning their dung is carried away, and they are well curried and combed.
Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

It is found on dung, as its name indicates, from June to September.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

Found on dung and in richly manured pastures, from July to frost.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

It is usually found on dung and on grassy lawns during May and June.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

This plant is found on rich lawns recently manured, but principally on dung.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

But be sure you set your trees, neither in dung nor barren earth.
Extract from : « A New Orchard And Garden » by William Lawson

I sought to pull my arm from his, but he dung to it and pinned it to his side.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

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