MANURING

Verb

manuring

present participle of manure

Noun

manuring (plural manurings)

An application of manure.

Anagrams

• unarming

Source: Wiktionary


Ma*nur"ing, n.

Definition: The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.

MANURE

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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