ordure

[ awr-jer, ‐dyoor ]

/ ˈɔr dʒər, ‐dyʊər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ordure ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

dung; manure; excrement.

Origin of ordure

1300–50; Middle English <Old French, equivalent to ord filthy (<Latin horridus horrid) + -ure -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM ordure

or·dur·ous, adjective

Words nearby ordure

ordo, Ordóñez, ordonnance, Ordos, Ordovician, ordure, Ordzhonikidze, ore, oread, orebody, ore bridge

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Example sentences from the Web for ordure

The students laugh at him and make him tipsy; the street boys pelt him with ordure; the better cafes turn him from their doors.
Ballads of a Bohemian|Robert W. Service
He stands sentinel, and defiles it with his ordure, which proves an infallible expedient.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Their presence is indicated by enormous heaps of ordure, veritable guano, which might well be used for manure.
Everyday Objects|W. H. Davenport Adams
The whole sewage of the asylum collected in cesspools or tanks of ordure within a few feet of the wards.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

Unionism and order: Separatism and ordure—that is about the sum.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

British Dictionary definitions for ordure

ordure

/ (ˈɔːdjʊə) /

noun

excrement; dung

something regarded as being morally offensive

Word Origin for ordure

C14: via Old French, from ord dirty, from Latin horridus shaggy

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单词	ordure
释义	ordure [ awr-jer, ‐dyoor ] / ˈɔr dʒər, ‐dyʊər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ordure ON THESAURUS.COM noun dung; manure; excrement. Origin of ordure 1300–50; Middle English <Old French, equivalent to ord filthy (<Latin horridus horrid) + -ure -ure OTHER WORDS FROM ordure or·dur·ous, adjective Words nearby ordure ordo, Ordóñez, ordonnance, Ordos, Ordovician, ordure, Ordzhonikidze, ore, oread, orebody, ore bridge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ordure The students laugh at him and make him tipsy; the street boys pelt him with ordure; the better cafes turn him from their doors. Ballads of a Bohemian\|Robert W. Service He stands sentinel, and defiles it with his ordure, which proves an infallible expedient. Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon Their presence is indicated by enormous heaps of ordure, veritable guano, which might well be used for manure. Everyday Objects\|W. H. Davenport Adams The whole sewage of the asylum collected in cesspools or tanks of ordure within a few feet of the wards. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton Unionism and order: Separatism and ordure—that is about the sum. Ireland as It Is\|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.) British Dictionary definitions for ordure ordure / (ˈɔːdjʊə) / noun excrement; dung something regarded as being morally offensive Word Origin for ordure C14: via Old French, from ord dirty, from Latin horridus shaggy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to ordure 8 Synonyms For The Word “Poop”Everybody poops! But we bet not everyone knows these eight synonyms for poop. Get the low-down on what goes on down low with these words. READ MORE Words related to ordure dung, manure, poop, feces, droppings, urine, smut, grime, slime, feculence, excreta, fertilizer, crap, guano, stool, evacuation, sweat, secretion, discharge, chips
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ordure

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