The Collaborative International Dictionary
Poudrette
Poudrette \Pou*drette"\, n. [F., dim. of poudre dust, powder. See Powder.] A manure made from night soil, dried and mixed with charcoal, gypsum, etc.
Wiktionary
poudrette
n. The contents of a dry closet, treated for use as manure
Usage examples of "poudrette".
I see no reason, therefore, why iron, phosphate of lime, sulphur, should not be considered food for man, as much as guano or poudrette for vegetables.
Similar instances of improvement exist in very many examples that can be seen in this portion of our country, resulting from the application of lime, bone and poudrette, as well as from guano.