foulagen.
/ˈfaʊlɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈfaʊlɪdʒ/ The action of fouling something; the result of this; foul matter, spec. excrement. Also (and earliest) in figurative context.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [noun] > polluting agent
drossc1440
defilement1571
foulagea1603
feculency1608
feculence1662
contamination1806
pollutant1892
contaminant1934
crud1943
a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 457 Made fruitfull by the sweet shower of the grace and mercy of God, and not by the filthy foulage and dung of mans merit.
1848 Leeds Times 24 June 3/2 The Council should pay £300 annually to Mr. Ingram, as compensation..for the foulage of the river water, and for giving up his right to the pre-emption of the sewerage water and manure.
2015 Sentinel (Stoke) (Nexis) 11 June 10 The offender [who spits on the street] could be named and shamed, and put to work ridding the streets of such foulage.
2020 Times (Nexis) 23 June 52 I can see how the stench of cat foulage may be off-putting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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