Dunger

/ˈdʌŋər/ noun

Definition

A person or animal involved in producing dung, or a vehicle used to spread dung on fields.

Etymology

From 'dung' (Old English dung, feces) + '-er' (agent noun suffix). Can refer to either a producer of dung or a tool/implement used in dung spreading.

Kelly Says

Medieval farmers would have said 'hire a dunger to spread manure'—the word shows a practical, unsqueamish attitude toward bodily functions that modern euphemistic language has mostly replaced with clinical terms.

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