MANURE

manure

(noun) any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material

manure, muck

(verb) spread manure, as for fertilization

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

manure (third-person singular simple present manures, present participle manuring, simple past and past participle manured)

To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.

To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).

Noun

manure (countable and uncountable, plural manures)

Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.

Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not; fertiliser.

(euphemism) Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ma*nure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manuring.] Etym: [Contr, from OF. manuvrer, manovrer, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, F. man. See Manual, Ure, Opera, and cf. Inure.]

1. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. [Obs.] To whom we gave the strand for to manure. Surrey. Manure thyself then; to thyself be improved; And with vain, outward things be no more moved. Donne.

2. To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance. The blood of English shall manure the ground. Shak.

Ma*nure", n.

Definition: Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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