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Definition[1]

To get rid of garbage, scavenge; cf. Lotus Sutra 4.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]

除糞之意。糞,比喻三界之見惑、思惑。據法華經卷二信解品記載,有一長者,安置窮子於家中為奴,給付酬勞,使其清除糞便;以此比喻佛陀以小乘教教化二乘之人,使其斷除三界之見思煩惱。三十七尊出生義(大一八‧二九七下):「起化城以接之,由糞除以誘之。」

Source
佛光電子大辭典
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