3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manure \Ma*nure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manured}; p. pr & vb
n. {Manuring}.] [Contr, from OF manuvrer, manovrer to work
with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, F. man?uvker.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manure \Ma*nure"\, n.
Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing
substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung,
decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
manure
n : any animal or plant material used to fertilize land
especially animal excreta usually with litter material
v : spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: {muck}]
more about manure
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
