"thost" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English thost, from Old English þost (“dung; ordure”), from Proto-West Germanic *þost, from Proto-West Germanic *þost, from Proto-Germanic *þustaz (“manure”), from Proto-Indo-European *tews- (“to clear; empty; drain”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thost}} Middle English thost, {{inh|en|ang|þost|t=dung; ordure}} Old English þost (“dung; ordure”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*þost}} Proto-West Germanic *þost, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*þost}} Proto-West Germanic *þost, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*þustaz|t=manure}} Proto-Germanic *þustaz (“manure”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*tews-|t=to clear; empty; drain}} Proto-Indo-European *tews- (“to clear; empty; drain”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} thost (uncountable)
  1. (dialectal or obsolete) dung Tags: dialectal, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-thost-en-noun-BbO2bURL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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