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单词 night soil
释义

night soil

noun

: human feces used especially for fertilizing the soil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet. oregonlive, 1 May 2021 For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food. Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

night soil

noun

as in soil

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • soil
  • stool
  • manure
  • poop
  • feces
  • excrement
  • dropping
  • dung
  • slops
  • excreta
  • sewage
  • dirt
  • scat
  • guano
  • sewerage
  • waste
  • ordure
  • dunghill
  • doo-doo
  • muck
  • midden
  • spoor
  • coprolite
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