stercorary

noun

ster·​co·​rary

plural -es

archaic

: a place (such as a covered pit) for the storage of manure secure from the weather

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin stercorarium toilet, stercorary, from neuter of Latin stercorarius stercoral

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Rhymes for stercorary

• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• beriberi
• breviary
• budgetary
• capillary
• catenary
• cautionary