manure
noun
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
well-manured
-
a word derived from
manure.
Example Sentences
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At the edge of the cobblestones was a bit of well-manured earth where a lovely rose bush grew and a row of bright red geraniums.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Soil and Cultivation.—Both of the varieties require a well-manured soil.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr
Transplant as soon as ready into deeply-trenched, well-manured soil, about 2 ft. apart.
From Gardening for the Million by Alfred Pink
They are readily grown from seed sown early in spring, and will grow in any garden soil, but naturally succeed best in deeply-worked, well-manured ground.
From Gardening for the Million by Alfred Pink
The cabbage requires a well-manured and well-wrought loamy soil.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
