Solid droppings of a cow, usually found as a flat, round mass in a pasture.
From 'cow' (bovine animal) + 'pat' (a flat shape or a light tap, possibly from the sound or appearance). This British English term has been in use since at least the 18th century.
Cowpats are actually valuable—farmers used to collect them for fuel (dried dung burns in places without trees) and as fertilizer, making something that seems worthless into an essential agricultural resource.
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