nightsoil
Collected latrine contents
Nightsoil is human excrement collected from cesspools and outhouses, historically gathered at night and used as fertilizer.
The practice was common before modern sewage systems: Nightsoil collectors made their rounds after dark.
The term persists in historical and agricultural contexts.
Liquid refuse in drains
- excrementSolid bodily waste
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
contamination · pathogens · disease · cholera · typhoid · hookworm · parasites · hygiene
Worker on overnight shift
- privyOutdoor toilet; informed
- cesspitUnderground sewage container
- latrineBasic outdoor toilet
- middenHistorical domestic refuse pile
scavenger · pail · bucket · collection · cesspool · outhouse · honeywagon · sanitation
Animal waste as fertilizer
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- amendmentChange to official text
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
topdressing · phosphorus · nitrogen · potassium · guano · vermicompost · biofertilizer · mulch
sewage
Liquid refuse in drains
sludge · contamination · pathogens · disease · cholera · typhoid · hookworm · parasites · hygiene · waterborne
nightman
Worker on overnight shift
midden · scavenger · pail · bucket · collection · cesspool · outhouse · honeywagon · sanitation · raker
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
humus · topdressing · phosphorus · nitrogen · potassium · guano · vermicompost · biofertilizer · mulch · agriculture
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- bodily wastefeces, excrement, urine, poop, pee
- Fecesfeces, poop, dung, droppings, excrement
- manurecow manure, horse manure, chicken manure, pig manure, sheep manure
- medieval townmarket square, town square, town wall, town walls, town gate
- fertilizersnitrogen, fertilizer, phosphorus, potassium, ammonia
nightsoilsynthetic fertilizer
Chemically produced crop nutrients
chemical fertilizer · green manure · cow dung · horse manure · clean water
night, nightfall, nighttime, overnight, nightly, nightclub, nightclubs, overnights, nightshade