Excrement vs Droppings - What's the difference?
excrement | droppings |
(archaic) Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
*, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.97:
Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
As nouns the difference between excrement and droppings
is that excrement is (archaic) any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs or excrement can be (obsolete) something which grows out of the body; hair, nails etc while droppings is animal excrement.excrement
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.