compost

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However, since emptying the compost is a little too heavy for 80 year olds, they have finally decided to put in an electrical toilet.

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  1. noun A mixture of decaying organic matter, as from leaves and manure, used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients.
  2. noun A composition; a mixture.
  3. transitive verb To fertilize with a mixture of decaying organic matter.
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  1. Middle English compote, from Old French, mixture, compost, from Latin compositum, mixture, from neuter past participle of compōnere, to put together; see component.

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  1. from Middle English compost, a condiment, mixed dish, from Old French composte, a condiment, a mixed dish, pickle (French compote, later English compote = Spanish Portuguese compota, stewed fruit), from Italian composta, feminine, composto, masculine, = Portuguese composto, mixture, conserve (Middle Latin compostum, a mixture of manures), from Latin compositus, compostus, feminine composita, composta, neuter compositum, compostum, past participle of componere, bring together, compose: see composite, compose, compound, v.
  2. Cf. Middle Latin compostare; from the noun: see compost, n. Cf. compester.
  3. Old French compost, an erroneous form of compot, < Late Latin computus < L. computare, compute: see compute, v. and n.
 

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