cowdung

English

Etymology

From Middle English cowedong, kowe donge; equivalent to cow +‎ dung.

Noun

cowdung (uncountable)

1. The excrement of a cow.

   Hyponym: cowturd

   • 1912, Central Provinces (India), Central Provinces District Gazetteers, page 96:

     The walls, which are fixed direct into the ground without a plinth, are made of wattle and plastered with a thin lair of mud or cowdung.