manure

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manure[1,transitive verb] manure[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹ma·nure
Pronunciation: m&-'nur, -'nyur
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ma·nured; ma·nur·ing
Etymology: Middle English manouren, from Anglo-French mainouverer, meinourer to till (land), construct, create, from Medieval Latin manu operare to perform manual labor, from Latin manu by hand + operari to work -- more at OPERATE
1 obsolete : CULTIVATE
2 : to enrich (land) by the application of manure
- ma·nur·er noun