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ordure

noun

ˈȯr-jər

Definition of ordure

as in dung

solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal polite people do not discuss ordure in public

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Recent Examples of ordure On the face of it, packing the ordure of millions into open-air mounds is a terrible approach to a more livable planet, particularly in a part of the world where scavengers don’t comb through them for every salable scrap. — Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022 My group first watched a video, which explained that the plant’s effluent would be released into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a thirty-mile-long waterway built in the late nineteenth century to rid the city of its ordure. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022 Poking at the ordure with a stick, Cipollone pointed out the beech mast and berries on which the bear had fed. — Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020 In gardens, the scent of frangipani carries on the damp breeze; in cities, that unmistakably Indian blend of ordure, asphalt and spice. — The Economist, 27 June 2019 Even a seemingly natural savannah, the African grasslands in the Mara-Serengeti, has benefited from the healing powers of animal ordure, produced by the livestock of human herders thousands of years ago. — Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2018 At the bottom of the tube sat a half-inch of what looked like frozen mud, but was, in fact, orca ordure. — Kate Brooks, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017

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Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.

— David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.

— Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026

Definition of dung

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Vibram is targeting the territory between road and trail with an outsole compound designed for runners whose routes move across pavement, dirt, gravel and light trails.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Prepare the surface Remove any excess debris and dirt by sweeping the surface.

— Abid Haque, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

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