stercoration

noun

ster·​co·​ra·​tion

plural -s

1

archaic : the act of dressing with manure

2

: manure, dung

Word History

Etymology

Latin stercoration-, stercoratio, from stercoratus (past participle of stercorare) + -ion-, -io -ion

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