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manure
1. v. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
2. v. To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
The farmer manured his fallow field.
3. n. Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.
4. n. Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not.
5. n. (euphemism) Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.

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"What are you doing with the manure?" "I'm putting it on the strawberries." "Disgusting! We eat them with cream!"  Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.

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