ordure
5 synonyms for ordure, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Solid waste passed from an animal's body; excrement.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From Middle English ordure, ordure, borrowed from Middle French ordure and Anglo-Norman ordure, ordeur(e), ordor(e), ordour, from Old French ordure ("dirt, filth, refuse; dung, excrement; moral filth"; modern French ordure), from ord ("filthy") plus -ure (a suffix forming nouns describing the results of actions). Ord i...
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