Usage Note
Bouse refers specifically to cattle dung, not manure in general (for which fumier is used). The compound bouse de vache is common in agricultural and rural contexts. In some regions, dried bouse was historically used as fuel. The word is earthy but not vulgar.
Examples
"Il a marché dans une bouse de vache."
Natural Translation
He stepped in a cow pat.
Literal Translation
He walked in a cow dung.
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