drit

excrement, dung

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A close, simple study of a small heap of loose brown soil, with crumbly clods and scattered fine grains clearly visible on white ground.

noun / adjective

dirt

DIRT/dɜːrt/

Earth or other unwanted material soiling a surface.

Etymology

dirtOld Norseexcrement, dung

The ancestor drit is associated with excrement; in Middle English, the word also covered filth, mud, and loose earth. That range underlies today's senses of soil and grime.

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