manure
manure Lexical Profile
manure Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Animal feces, often mixed with straw or other bedding, used to fertilize soil and improve crop yields.
"The farmer spread a thick layer of manure over the fields before planting the spring corn."
• verb
To apply animal dung or fertilizer to land in order to improve soil quality and promote plant growth.
"They manured the vegetable patches extensively to prepare for the upcoming growing season."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Late Middle English, originally functioning as a verb meaning 'to cultivate land'. It derives from Anglo-Norman French 'mainoverer' (to work with the hands), from Latin 'manu' (by hand) and 'operari' (to work). The meaning eventually narrowed to applying fertilizer, and by the 16th century, it was used as a noun referring to the fertilizer itself.
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