cow dung

Thân thiện

A farmer collects dried cow dung from the pasture.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Dried bovine excrement: "Cow dung" refers specifically to the solid waste of cattle that has dried, often used as fuel or fertilizer in various cultures.
   • A piece of such excrement: It can also denote a single, discrete piece or patty of this dried waste material.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The villagers collected cow dung to use as fuel for their fires.
  • A large, flat cake of cow dung was drying in the sun.

Advanced Usage

• "Cow dung cake": A common term for a shaped, dried patty of cow dung, specifically prepared for use as fuel.
  • They stacked the cow dung cakes neatly against the wall of the hut.

Variants and Related Words

• Dung (n): A more general term for the excrement of animals.
  • The field was covered in sheep dung.
• Manure (n): Animal dung used for fertilizing land.
  • They spread manure on the fields to enrich the soil.

Synonyms

• Bovine feces: A formal, biological term.
• Cow patty / Cow pie (n): Informal terms for a single, fresh or dried dropping from a cow.

Related Phrases

• As useful as cow dung: An idiom highlighting the practical value of something often considered waste.
  • In this rural economy, the biogas plant is as useful as cow dung.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a piece of dried bovine dung

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chip
• cow chip
• buffalo chip