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poor man's manure

poor man's manure noun: snow (seen as a means of delivering airborne nitrogen to the soil).

Noun

poor man's manure (uncountable)

  1. Snow (seen as a means of delivering airborne nitrogen to the soil).

Questions about poor man's manure

What does poor man's manure mean?
Poor man's manure means snow (seen as a means of delivering airborne nitrogen to the soil).
What part of speech is poor man's manure?
Poor man's manure is a noun.

Words near poor man's manure in the dictionary

  1. poor man's ginseng
  2. poor man's goose
  3. poor man's latte
  4. poor man's lattes
  5. poor man's lobster
  6. poor man's manure
  7. poor man's mustard
  8. poor man's orchid
  9. poor man's pepper
  10. poor man's pizza
  11. poor man's racehorse

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