Dunged

/dʌŋd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'dung': to apply dung or manure to land as fertilizer, or to soil with dung.

Etymology

From 'dung' (Old English dung, excrement) as a verb, + '-ed' (past tense marker). Agricultural term describing the practice of spreading animal waste on fields.

Kelly Says

Before chemical fertilizers, farmers literally had to say 'I dunged my fields yesterday'—a reminder that agriculture was inextricably linked to animal waste management, and that calling farming 'dirty work' was actually accurate.

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