cowdung

English

Etymology

From Middle English cowedong, kowe donge; equivalent to cow +‎ dung.

Noun

cowdung (uncountable)

  1. The excrement of a cow.
    Hyponym: cowturd
    • 1912, Central Provinces (India), Central Provinces District Gazetteers, page 96:
      The walls, which are fixed direct into the ground without a plinth, are made of wattle and plastered with a thin lair of mud or cowdung.
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