1. Verb
To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
2. Verb
To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance.
3. Noun
Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc.
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