MANURE Meaning of MANURE in English ■ noun animal dung used for fertilizing land. ■ verb apply ~ to.OriginME (in the sense 'cultivate (land)'): from Anglo-Norman Fr. mainoverer , OFr. manouvrer (see manoeuvre ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004