manure
IPA: mʌnˈʊr
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.
- (euphemistic) Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.
verb
- To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
- To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
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Examples of "manure" in Sentences
- Poultry manure is often mixed into cattle and hog rations.
- He has demonstrated, quite eloquently, his expertise in manure handling.
- But of course it takes time to clean up 8 years of manure from a rogue elephant ....
- But arsenic can get into the environment because most animal manure is eventually spread onto crop land.
- Teas made of nettle and other plants are sprayed on the vines, and manure is used in lieu of fertilizers.
- I appreciate comment #9 acknowledging money is OK (even if it came from a hand that wiped ass and played in manure).
- I trust you will give him at least another six months because eight years of manure is a lot to heave away overnight.
- “It will be seen from the above figures that _rotted manure contains more soluble phosphate of lime than fresh manure_.
- Liquid manure from the cow barn flowed down to a cement collection tank and drained through this pipe into tank wagons and was sprayed on the fields.
- I produce around 200 tons of compost a year with our grape pummace and yeast lees (leftovers from pressing grapes and fermentation) by mixing it 50/50 with certified organic cow manure from a local dairy.
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