COMPOSTING

Verb

composting

present participle of compost

Source: Wiktionary

COMPOST

Com"post, n.Etym: [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.]

1. A mixture; a compound. [R.] A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. Hammond.

2. (Agric.)

Definition: A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap. And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. Shak.

Com"post, v. t.

1. To manure with compost.

2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition