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- literallyuncountableHorse feces.
During the last twelve months many analyses have been made in my laboratory of the mud from the City thoroughfares, with the view of ascertaining the relative proportions of horsedung to the matter from the abraded stones and iron […]
1867, Chemical News, page 3071 more example
The dung of horses, for example, is more susceptible of quick fermentation than that of oxen. When the stable, therefore, opens upon a common yard, the horsedung should not be suffered to accumulate in a mass about the stable door, but spread abroad upon the heap.
1841, Jesse Buel, The Farmers' Instructor. Consisting of Essays, Practical Directions, and Hints for the Management of the Farm and the Garden. Originally Published in the Cultivator; Selected and Revised for the School District Library, volume 1, Harper and Brothers, page 132
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horsedung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsedung
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