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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ma•nure /məˈnʊr, -ˈnyʊr/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. solid waste material from animals, used as a substance to fertilize soil.
See -man-1.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ma•nure  (mə nŏŏr′, -nyŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n., v., -nured, -nur•ing. 
n. 
  1. excrement, esp. of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
  2. any natural or artificial substance for fertilizing the soil.

v.t. 
  1. to treat (land) with fertilizing matter;
    apply manure to.
  • Middle French manouvrer to do manual work. See maneuver
  • Middle English manouren to till, cultivate 1350–1400
ma•nur′er, n. 
ma•nu′ri•al, adj. 
ma•nu′ri•al•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
manure / məˈnjʊə/
  1. animal excreta, usually with straw, used to fertilize land
  2. any material, esp chemical fertilizer, used to fertilize land
  1. (transitive) to spread manure upon (fields or soil)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin manuopera; manual work; see manoeuvremaˈnurer

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