# dung

## Definition

The term "dung" refers to human or animal solid waste, and is also called feces or excrement.

* When used as fertilizer for enriching the soil, animal dung is often called manure.
* Dried animal dung is also used for fuel.
* The term "dung" can be used figuratively to refer to something that is not worth very much.
* The expression "be like dung on the face of the earth" could be translated as, "be scattered like worthless dung over the land."
* The "Dung Gate" in the South Wall of Jerusalem was probably the gate where garbage and trash were taken out of the city.