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Webster 1913 Edition

Compost

Com′post

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[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.
Shakespeare

Com′post

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Compost

COMPOST

,
Noun.
In agriculture, a mixture or composition of various manuring substances for fertilizing land. Compost may be made by almost every animal and vegetable substance in nature, with lime or other earthy matter.

COMPOST

,
Verb.
T.
To manure with compost.

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