cowdung

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noun

The excrement of a cow.

OriginMiddle English cowedong →
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Meanings

nouncowdung (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe excrement of a cow.

    The walls, which are fixed direct into the ground without a plinth, are made of wattle and plastered with a thin lair of mud or cowdung.

    1912, Central Provinces (India), Central Provinces District Gazetteers, page 96

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcowedong
  2. Englishcowdung

From Middle English cowedong, kowe donge; equivalent to cow + dung.

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APA

cowdung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowdung

MLA

“cowdung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowdung. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowdung,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowdung.

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