COMPOST

compost. Compost, n. a mixture of substances for manure

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Com″post (?; 277), n. [[OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.]] 1. 1. A mixture; a compound.
A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. Hammond. 2. 2. (Agric.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap.
And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. Shak.