manure
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- IPA /məˈnjɔː/
Noun
manure noun
- 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.
- Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.
Verb
manure verb
- To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
- To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).“The farmer manured his fallow field.”
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muckcompostfertilizerfarmyardfertiliserdungbarnyardstrawydirtslurrypoomistfertilizationstoolexcrementscat
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