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nightsoil

nightsoil is the alternative spelling of night soil.

Meaning of night soil

Noun

night soil (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, euphemistic) Human faeces; especially, such waste as has recently been added to an outhouse or dry closet and will need removal.
    • There, the night soil along with the community refuse is filled in trenches for composting and subsequent use in agriculture.1977, Hillel I. Shuval, Water Renovation and Reuse, →ISBN

Questions about nightsoil

What is nightsoil the alternative spelling of?
Nightsoil is the alternative spelling of night soil.

Words near nightsoil in the dictionary

  1. nightsides
  2. nightskies
  3. nightsky
  4. nightsnake
  5. nightsnakes
  6. nightsoil
  7. nightsoiler
  8. nightsoilers
  9. nightspot
  10. nightspots
  11. nightstalker

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