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droppings

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drop·ping  (drpng)
n.
1. Something dropped.
2. droppings The excrement of animals.
droppings [ˈdrɒpɪŋz]
pl n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the dung of certain animals, such as rabbits, sheep, and birds
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.droppingsdroppings - fecal matter of animals              
dung, muck
buffalo chip, cow chip, cow dung, chip - a piece of dried bovine dung
coprolite - fossil excrement; petrified dung
faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
pigeon droppings - droppings of pigeons
cow pie, cowpie - fecal matter of a cow
droppings
plural noun excrement, shit (taboo slang), crap (taboo slang), stool, manure, dung, faeces, turds, guano, excreta, doo-doo (informal), ordure, kak (S. African taboo slang) pigeon droppings
Translations
droppings [ˈdrɒpɪŋz] NPL [of bird, animal] → excrementos mpl, cacas fpl
droppings [ˈdrɒpɪŋz] npl [animal] → crottes fpl
droppings
pl → Kot m; (of horse) → Äpfel pl (inf); (of sheep) → Bohnen pl, → Köttel pl (inf)
droppings [ˈdrɒpɪŋz] npl (of bird, animal) → escrementi mpl, sterco msg
droppings [ˈdrɒpɪŋz] npl (of bird, animal) → escrementi mpl, sterco msg


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But the herd had moved on some way during the night, and it was nine o'clock, and already very hot, before, by the broken trees, bruised leaves and bark, and smoking droppings, we knew that we could not be far from them.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
At length, after several droppings asleep, and fallings forward towards the bars, and catchings backward soon enough to prevent being branded in the face, Mr.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
She could see the interior of the summer-house, and its circular seat, kept moist by the droppings of the roof.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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