Manure Definition
mə-no͝oər, -nyo͝o-, no͝or, -nyo͝or
manured, manures, manuring
noun
manures
The dung of livestock or poultry.
American Heritage
Organic substances, esp. animal excrement, put on or into the soil to fertilize it.
Webster's New World
verb
manured, manures, manuring
To put manure on or into (soil)
Webster's New World
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Origin of Manure
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From Middle English manuren to cultivate land from Anglo-Norman mainouverer from Vulgar Latin manūoperāre to work with the hands Latin manū ablative of manus hand man-2 in Indo-European roots Latin operārī to work op- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English manuren (“to manure"), from Old French manovrer (whence also English maneuver), from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare (“work by hand"), from Latin manu + operari (“to work").
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