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dung definition

dung (duŋ)

noun

  1. animal excrement; manure
  2. filth

Etymology: ME & OE, prob. identical with dung, a prison, orig., cellar covered with dung for warmth, as in OS dung, OHG tung, cellar where women weave < IE base *dheng-, to cover

transitive verb

to spread or cover with dung, as in fertilizing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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