"night-soil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: night-soils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} night-soil (plural night-soils)
  1. (archaic, euphemistic) Alternative spelling of night soil Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic, euphemistic Alternative form of: night soil
    Sense id: en-night-soil-en-noun-T757MISm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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