Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining or relating to dung or manure; consisting of dung.
- n. A place, properly secured from the weather, for containing dung.
Wiktionary
- n. A sheltered place for storing dung.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A place, properly secured from the weather, for containing dung.
Etymologies
- Latin stercorarium, from Latin stercorarius belonging to dung. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The stercorary and piggery are next resorted to by these insects, and the extract absorbed from them must be used as a tonic.”
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 354, January 31, 1829
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fairyary
Nouns ending in 'ary' which have the sense of 'a collection of' or 'home of'.
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chained_bear A dung repository or compost heap. Apr 14, 2008