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dung

  [duhng]
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–noun
1. excrement, esp. of animals; manure.
–verb (used with object)
2. to manure (ground) with or as if with dung.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE; c. LG, G dung; cf. Icel dyngja heap, dung, Sw dynga dung, muck, OHG tunga manuring

Related forms:
dungy, adjective
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dung   (dŭng)   
n.  

    1. The excrement of animals.

    2. Manure.

  2. Something foul or abhorrent.

tr.v.   dunged, dung·ing, dungs
To fertilize (land) with manure.

[Middle English, from Old English.]
dung'y adj.
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Word Origin & History

dung 
O.E. dung "manure," from PIE *dhengh- "covering" (cf. Lith. dengti "to cover," O.Ir. dingim "I press"); the word recalls the ancient Gmc. custom (reported by Tacitus) of covering underground shelters with manure to keep in warmth in winter.
"The whole body of journeymen tailors is divided into two classes, denominated Flints and Dungs: the former work by the day and receive all equal wages; the latter work generally by the piece" [1824].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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