"stercorary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stercoraries [plural]
Etymology: From Latin stercorarium, from stercorarius (“relating to dung”), from stercus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|stercorarium}} Latin stercorarium Head templates: {{en-noun}} stercorary (plural stercoraries)
  1. (archaic, agriculture) A sheltered place for storing dung. Tags: archaic Synonyms: dunghouse

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