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   Compost , n. [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.]
   A mixture; a compound. [R.]
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   A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
   Hammond.
   
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   (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.
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   And do not spread the compost on the weeds
   To make them ranker.
   Shak.
   
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2.       
   Compost, v. t.
   To manure with compost.
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   To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
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