night soil
Example Sentences
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Everything is recycled, from our chicken bones to our night soil.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2017
The problems of chamber pots — also known as “jerries, night soil, commodes, slop jars, close stools and thunder mugs” — also contributed to this noisome mix.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2016
In China, the proverb said: “Treasure night soil as if it were gold.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2014
The Japanese were sensitive to the handling of pathogens, and they knew how to compost the night soil before they used it on plants.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 5, 2013
It's even got a pleasant name: "night soil."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
