ordure

[ awr-jer, ‐dyoor ]

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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

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How to use ordure in a sentence

Both strayed off upon the180 plain to gather the taquia, or ordure of the cattle, though no cattle were in sight.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne Reid
Naturelle it is, whan me begynnethe with one, and kepethe ordure ouerlepyng one; as .1.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English | Anonymous
Wright, in his Provincial Dictionary, gives the meaning as ordure, without referring the word to any special locality.
Narcissus | Unknown
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
They keep their holes extremely clean, nor ever defile them with their ordure.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

British Dictionary definitions for ordure

ordure

/ (ˈɔːdjʊə) /

noun

excrement; dung
something regarded as being morally offensive

Origin of ordure

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

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