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NIGHT-SOIL

\nˈa͡ɪtsˈɔ͡ɪl], \nˈa‍ɪtsˈɔ‍ɪl], \n_ˈaɪ_t_s_ˈɔɪ_l]\

Definitions of NIGHT-SOIL

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The ordure of a privy.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The contents of privies (removed at night).

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. The contents of privies â€”so called because curried away by night.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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