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1.
dǒng
n.(1)
69 quotations in 6 senses
Sense / Definition
Barnyard manure; a mixture of dung, straw, etc., used for fertilizer; also (in pl.) manure piles, dung-heaps.
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2.
grotes
n.(1) plural
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Excrement in pellets.
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3.
muk
n.
87 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Animal or human excrement; dung; manure; also, dirt, filth; sewage; putrescence;
ech muk
, each piece of dung, every turd; (b)
fig.
property, possessions, wealth, worldly gain; -- also personified…
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4.
midding
n.
13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A dunghill, manure pile; (b) as a type of something vile;
midding pit
, a dung pit; (c) in place name [see Smith
PNElem.
2.40].
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5.
dǒng
n.(2)
2 quotations in 1 sense
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The pit of hell, an abyss.
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croteles
n. pl.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Pellet-shaped excrement.
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