Night-soil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Night-soil is a noun meaning (archaic, euphemistic) Alternative spelling of night soil.
Meaning
(archaic, euphemistic) Alternative spelling of night soil.
Example Sentences
In the neighborhood of Paris there are places appropriated to the reception of the night-soil: it is thrown into reservoirs of no great depth, in comparison with their superficial extent, and of an aggregate capacity which is such that they will contain the whole of the products collected by the night-man in the course of six months.
Word Forms
- night-soils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nightsoil, cow-dung, goodnight, wormfood, dungheap, midding.
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