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Manure vs Turd - What's the difference?

manure | turd |

As nouns the difference between manure and turd

is that manure is animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens while turd is (mildly|vulgar) a piece of solid animal or human feces.

As a verb manure

is to cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.

manure

English

Verb

(manur)
  • To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
  • * Surrey
  • to whom we gave the strand for to manure
  • * John Donne
  • Manure thyself then; to thyself be improved; / And with vain, outward things be no more moved.
  • To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
  • The farmer manured his fallow field.
  • * Shakespeare
  • The blood of English shall manure the ground.

    Derived terms

    * manurable

    See also

    * to fertilize

    Noun

  • Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.
  • * '>citation
  • Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not.
  • * Sir Humphry Davy
  • Malt dust consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain. I have never made any experiment upon this manure ; but there is great reason to suppose it must contain saccharine matter; and this will account for its powerful effects.

    Derived terms

    * humanure

    See also

    * fertilizer * muck

    turd

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mildly, vulgar) A piece of solid animal or human feces.
  • I went to the toilet to drop a turd .
  • A pejorative term, typically directed at a person.
  • Usage notes

    Whether it should be considered an especially vulgar insult is subject to judgment, but certainly it would have a broader acceptability than many vulgarities in common use today.