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n. - Any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material v. - Spread animal material, as for fertilization.

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  • When the manure is in this state it is fit for use.
  • Could that be because things grow better in manure?
  • Poultry manure is often mixed into cattle and hog rations.
  • On Westerners, he emphatically stated, the manure is on the outside.
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  • With much "manure" (dung used as fertilizer) and a patient "manner," (a person's behavior) she created a marvelous landscape around the "manor" (the main house on a large estate).
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