stercoration

English

Etymology

From Latin stercoratio, from stercorare (“to dung”).

Noun

stercoration (countable and uncountable, plural stercorations)

  1. (obsolete) Manuring with dung.
    • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VI. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
      The first and most ordinary help is stercoration . The sheeps dung is one of the best ; and next the dung of kine : and thirdly , that of horses

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