The Definition of the word Dung

Dung

(1.) Used as manure (Luke 13:8); collected outside the city "walls (Neh. 2:13). Of sacrifices, burned outside the camp (Ex." "29:14; Lev. 4:11; 8:17; Num. 19:5). To be "cast out as dung," a" figurative expression (1 Kings 14:10; 2 Kings 9:37; Jer. 8:2; "Ps. 18:42), meaning to be rejected as unprofitable." "(2.) Used as fuel, a substitute for firewood, which was with "difficulty procured in Syria, Arabia, and Egypt (Ezek. 4:12-15)," where cows' and camels' dung is used to the present day for this purpose.