manure

Meanings

Verb

• To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
• To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).

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.
• Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.

Origin

• From Middle English maynouren, manuren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman meinourer and Old French manovrer (whence also English maneuver), from Vulgar Latin, from Latin manus + operārī.