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(ôr′jər, -dyo̵or)

noun

dung; filth; manure; excrement

Origin: OFr < ord, filthy < L horridus, horrid

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noun

Excrement; dung.
Something morally offensive; filth.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from ord, filthy

Origin: , from Latin horridus, frightful

Origin: , from horrēre, to shudder

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