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