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Definition of dry rot:

(n) : the crumbly, friable decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection; metaphorically, a progressive malaise of decay, corruption, or datedness
"1952 Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah. Hosea 5:12, RSV"
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Definition of dry rot:

(n) : the crumbly, friable decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection; metaphorically, a progressive malaise of decay, corruption, or datedness
"1952 Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah. Hosea 5:12, RSV"

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