Etymology The word manure came from MISC@1 manuren meaning `` to cultivate land '' , itself from MISC@2 main-oeuvre , `` hand work '' , referring to the work of cultivation .

Etymology The word manure came from MISC@1 `` manuren '' meaning `` to cultivate land , '' and initially from MISC@2 `` main-oeuvre '' = `` hand work '' alluding to the work which involved manuring land .
