肥こえ

noun

manure; fertilizer; dung

Refers to animal or human excrement used as fertilizer, especially in traditional farming. 'Night soil' is a historical term for human waste used this way.

• 畑はたけに肥こえをまく。

  Spread manure on the field.

• 昔むかしは肥こえを貴き重ちょうな肥ひ料りょうとして使つかっていた。

  In the past, night soil was used as a valuable fertilizer.