ordure
noun/ˈɔːdjʊə(r)/
/ˈɔːrdʒər/
[uncountable] (formal)- solid waste from the body of a person or an animal synonym faecesWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from ord ‘foul’, from Latin horridus, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder, (of hair) stand on end’.
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