chamber lye

Noun

archaic regional uncountable

(now archaic, regional) Urine, especially as used for domestic or agricultural purposes.

Japanese Meaning

（今は古語・地域的な用法）家庭用または農業用として利用される尿

In the drought year, the villagers relied on chamber lye as a cheap fertilizer to revive their withering crops.

干ばつの年、村人たちは枯れかけた作物をよみがえらせるために、安価な肥料として尿を頼った。

Sense（1）

(now archaic, regional) Urine, especially as used for domestic or agricultural purposes.