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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Compost

Cŏm′pōst, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. compost, It. composto, Lat. compositum. See COMPOSE.]

  1. A mixture. [Rare.] “A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.” Hammond.
  2. (Agric.) A mixture for fertilizing land.

Cŏm'pōst, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To manure with compost.