Com"post [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.] 1. A mixture; a compound. [R.]
A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
Hammond.
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.
© Webster 1913.
Com"post, v. t. 1. To manure with compost.
2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
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