noun
ordure
Ordure (noun) means Solid waste passed from an animal's body; excrement.
noun
1
Solid waste passed from an animal's body; excrement.
2
Mud, grime or other unpleasant dirt.
3
Something considered to corrupt people's morals, such as obscene material.
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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 in turn derives from Latin horridus ("dreadful, frightful, horrid"), from horreō ("to stand erect, stand on end; to shiver, tremble; to be afraid of, dread; to be frightful"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- ("stiff; surprised"), plus -idus (a suffix meaning 'tending to').
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What is the meaning of ordure?
"ordure" (noun) means solid waste passed from an animal's body; excrement.
What is another word for ordure?
Other words for "ordure" include stool, dejection, BM, feces, faeces.
What are the different meanings of ordure?
"ordure" has 3 main meanings: 1. Solid waste passed from an animal's body; excrement; 2. Mud, grime or other unpleasant dirt; 3. Something considered to corrupt people's morals, such as obscene material.
