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   manure

   /məˈnjʊə/

   noun

   • 1. animal dung used for fertilizing land: "plenty of fully rotted horse manure can be dug in this fall"
   • ▪ any compost or artificial fertilizer: "organic manure might be animal or vegetable derived"

   verb

   • 1. apply manure to (land): "the ground should be well dug and manured"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘cultivate (land’)): from Anglo-Norman French mainoverer, Old French manouvrer (see manoeuvre). The noun sense dates from the mid 16th century.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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