Animal waste or feces, especially when left behind in places like caves, nests, or fields.
From 'drop,' the verb meaning 'to fall,' plus '-ings.' The term uses a straightforward metaphor—droppings are things that have 'dropped' from an animal's body.
Bird droppings, called guano, were so valuable in the 1800s that countries went to war over islands covered with it—it was the best fertilizer and explosive powder component available. Islands of guano were worth literal fortunes.
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