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单词 well-rotted
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well-rottedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈrɒtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈrɑdəd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., rotted adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + rotted adj.
Fully or substantially decomposed.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [adjective] > conditions of manure
stale1577
unrakeda1601
well-rotted1607
reduced1794
1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue v. 233 For this kind of ground, good and well rotted stable dung is fittest.
1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Treat. Orange Trees iv. 8 in Compl. Gard'ner In defect of this [sc. Sheeps-Dung], I use..the Mould of well-rotted Leaves of Trees.
1717 C. Evelyn Lady's Recreation i. 5 A good Quantity of well rotted Cow-Dung.
1796 J. Boys Gen. View Agric. Kent (new ed.) 120 Fifty cart-loads of well rotted farm-yard dung and mould.
1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 48 Each pot is half filled with well rotted manure.
1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 82/1 Top-dress Strawberry-beds with a coat of well-rotted dung.
1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 15/1 Two things count for producing roses; well-rotted cow manure first.., and bone meal.
2001 OG Nov. 30/1 I start by enriching my nutrient-poor mountain soil with well-rotted compost.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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