ordure

or·dure

dung; excrement

Origin of ordure

Old French from ord, filthy from Classical Latin horridus, horrid

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ordure

noun

Excrement; dung.
Something morally offensive; filth.

Origin of ordure

Middle English from Old French from ord filthy from Latin horridus frightful from horrēre to shudder

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Noun

(plural ordures)

excrement, dung

Anagrams

dourer

Origin

From Old French ordure, from ord "˜filthy', from Latin horridus 'horrid', + -ure.

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There is much discrepancy as to the ordinary food of the lammergeyer, some observers maintaining that it lives almost entirely on carrion, offal and even ordure; but there is no question of its frequently taking living prey, and it is reasonable to suppose that this bird, like so many others, is not everywhere uniform in its habits.

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