foul matter
Americannoun
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Its eyes looked wild; it was unnaturally brisk, and running about; the nose discharged more freely, but not yet any foul matter.
From The Dog by Dinks
The only safety with a water-closet, as with any other vessel connected with the drainage of the house, is to secure an immediate and complete washing away of all foul matter of every kind.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Care should be taken to make them watertight, otherwise the foul matter may percolate through the ground, and is likely to contaminate the water supply.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various
Even the public esplanade has to be shunned, the silt from the sewer which is being used for reclaiming being a mass of foul matter.
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Harry Furniss
Like abandoned roads that soon become filled with weeds and rubbish, unused nostrils become filled with impurities and foul matter.
From The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath by William Walker Atkinson
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