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Manure
Pronunciation : Ma*nure"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Contr, from OF. manuvrer, manovrer, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, F. man. See Manual, Ure, Opera, and cf. Inure.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Manured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manuring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ma*nure"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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
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