Cowpat

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dropping of cow dung.

    "Unfortunately, every cowpat that is burned as cooking fuel means that no nitrogen is available for use as fertilizer."

Example

More examples

"Unfortunately, every cowpat that is burned as cooking fuel means that no nitrogen is available for use as fertilizer."

Etymology

From cow + pat.

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