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dung

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) dung (noun)
  2. 2) dung (verb)
  3. dung bath (noun)
  4. dung beetle (noun)
  5. dung fly (noun)
  6. dung worm (noun)
  7. devil's dung (noun)

1dung

noun \ˈdəŋ\

Definition of DUNG

1
: the feces of an animal : manure
2
: something repulsive
— dungy \ˈdəŋ-ē\ adjective
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Examples of DUNG

  1. <researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung>

Origin of DUNG

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse dyngja manure pile
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DUNG

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with DUNG

bung, hung, lung, pung, rung, tongue, tung, young

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