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Meaning of "cow dung" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COW DUNG

cow dung  [kaʊ dʌŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COW DUNG

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
Cow dung is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COW DUNG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cow dung

Cow dung

Cow dung, also known as cow pats, cow pies or cow manure, is the waste product of bovine animal species. These species include domestic cattle, bison, yak, and water buffalo. Cow dung is the undigested residue of plant matter which has passed through the animal's gut. The resultant faecal matter is rich in minerals. Colour ranges from greenish to blackish, often darkening soon after exposure to air.

Definition of cow dung in the English dictionary

The definition of cow dung in the dictionary is cow manure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COW DUNG


bedung
bɪˈdʌŋ
delundung
ˈdɛlənˌdʌŋ
dung
dʌŋ
Shandong
ˈʃænˈdʌŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COW DUNG

cow
cow bail
cow cockies
cow cocky
cow college
Cow Gum
cow parsley
cow parsnip
cow pillow
cow pony
cow shark
cow tree
cow-spanker
cowage
cowal
cowan
coward
cowardice
cowardliness
cowardly

WORDS THAT END LIKE COW DUNG

Bandung
Belitung
bung
clung
flung
hung
Jung
Kaohsiung
lung
mung
rung
sprung
strung
stung
sung
swung
Taichung
unsung
with young
young

Synonyms and antonyms of cow dung in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cow dung» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COW DUNG

Find out the translation of cow dung to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cow dung from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cow dung» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牛粪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estiércol de vaca
570 millions of speakers

English

cow dung
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गाय के गोबर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روث البقر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коровий навоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esterco de vaca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোবর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouse de vache
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tahi lembu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kuhmist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

牛糞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소똥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dung sapi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân bò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாடு சாணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गाईचे शेण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inek gübresi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sterco di vacca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krowie łajno
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коров´ячий гній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balega de vaca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοπριά αγελάδων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beesmis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kodynga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kumøkk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cow dung

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COW DUNG»

The term «cow dung» is normally little used and occupies the 116.812 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COW DUNG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cow dung» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cow dung» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cow dung

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COW DUNG»

Discover the use of cow dung in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cow dung and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Why Beetles Roll Cowdung
She washed herself clean. Then she joined her sisters. Together they flew away to look for honey. When Cow found out that Bee had ran away, she called Dragon-fly. Then she blew her whistle. Dragon-fly began collecting cow dung quickly.
George N. Kamau, 2003
2
The Social Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi
Cow-Dung and Urine Cow-dung is one more major contribution of cow to humanity. It is an effective natural manure to the soil. Vinoba says, 'For our cultivation, cow-dung is like nectar to the soil in respect of fertility. The tractor will not eat grass ...
K. S. Bharathi, 1991
3
The Complete Technology Book On Bio-Fertilizer And Organic ...
Cow dung manure Cow dung is available in plenty in India. It is used as manure or pattings for fuel. However, the preparation of manure is not based scientifically in villages; it is usually heaped on the roadside or the border of the fields.
Niir Board, 2004
4
South Indian Customs
USE OF COW-DUNG WASHING the floor of the houses with cow-dung is an Indian custom at once unique and interesting to examine its rationale. So far as it is known no nations other than the Hindus follow this custom. The Mahomedans are ...
P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar, 1925
5
Hindu-traditions & Beliefs: A Scientific Validity : ...
The smearing of cow-dung is applied or used to save human body, from this unhappy situation. Q. 149. Which other elements in cow-dung have been acknowledged by science? A. Phosphorus is found in abundance in cow-dung.
Bhojraj Dwivedi, 2002
6
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
1 .6. keumok Wa, kaomok L 3. n dung, keumuk C, keu:mok Wo, kaeimok La, kaeomok L R, kaomAk So, koorriAk W, ku:mok Du YL cow-mush n COW-DUNG 1.3.12. ke:moj La cow-pad 7. n a CLOT OF COW-DUNG II. 1.6. keoped Sr, keopaed ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
7
The Farmers' Register
Cow dung must be taken well dried and reduced to powder, and the bottom of the hole must be covered with a bed of this powder, three or four inches thick. Above, a layer of small pieces of dry wood must be spread, at least five inches in ...
Edmund Ruffin, 1838
8
Verms & Vermitechnology
However maximum percentage of increase in adult Eisenia foetida were recorded in pressmud + cow dung. Banu (2001) reported Eisenia foetida is best worm to increase nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in organic waste. Yaduvanshi and ...
Arvind Kumar, 2005
9
Hand book on bio gas and it's applications
Effect of Gesapax and Gesaprime on the Anaerobic Digestion of Mixture of Water Hyacinth and Fresh Cow-dung As control, anaerobic digestion of fresh cow-dung and water hyacinths mixtures containing water hyacinths at concentrations of ...
Niir Board, 2000
10
Handbook On Ayurvedic Medicines With Formulae, Processes And ...
When dry, the flask or the earthenware vessel is put in a pit containing the cow- dung which has been put to fire. When the fire has burnt out and the material has cooled, the white cakes are taken out preserved in a bottle. Dosage and ...
H. Panda, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COW DUNG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cow dung is used in the context of the following news items.
1
India: Land in demand
A woman and her daughter collect cow dung — to be used as cooking fuel — near a Kolkata building site. Narendra Modi is trying to overhaul ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
UAE's Farnek rolls out biogas plant in Nepal
There is an inlet for cow dung and other organic waste and liquids, which decay producing methane. An outlet pipe then carries the methane ... «Trade Arabia, Jul 15»
3
Margao Sounding Board
... smelling sewage flowing out mostly from the Police canteen itself and lots of cow dung from the stray cattle who are chased by stray dogs. «Oherald, Jul 15»
4
SlingShot: Inventor Dean Kamen's 15-year quest to solve the world's …
The device does use combustible fuel to power the Stirling engine inside, but the fuel source can be as diverse as cow dung, so it doesn't ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
5
Charotar's Chhaniya muggers scare none
... many a villagers in the Charotar region refer to crocodiles as 'Chhaniya mugger' (dung muggers) meaning crocodiles who also eat cow dung ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
NMC to end free firewood cremations at city ghats | Nagpur NYOOOZ
A senior health department official told TOI: "The civic body intends to stop providing free firewood and cow dung cakes at various ghats. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
7
Bio slurry pellet method of rice cultivation to increase production
He had started the experiments nearly two years ago by inserting two or three rice seeds in a specially prepared mixture of cow dung with bio ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Web portals high on drug talks
From rat poisons to burning aromatic substances like agarbatti (incense sticks), sleeping pills to cow dung and much more substances like ... «India Today, Jul 15»
9
'Growing own vegetables is satisfying and invigorating'
A. I would say start with learning about the soil and how to prepare it with manure, which is made of fresh cow dung, cow's urine, vermicompost ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
BJP, BJD in fest war
... muddle successful, performed a "cleansing" ceremony at the bus terminal with cow dung and Gangajal after the chief minister left the place. «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»

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