bone meal

or bonemeal

noun Agriculture.

bones ground to a coarse powder, used as fertilizer or feed.

Origin of bone meal

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby bone meal

bone marrow, bone-marrow transplant, bone marrow transplantation, bone mass, bone matrix, bone meal, bone mineral density, bone of contention, bone oil, bone porcelain, boner

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Example sentences from the Web for bone meal

Its factories produce nails, wire-work and other metal goods, mead and bone-meal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
I fertilize my orchard with ashes and bone-meal; both are beneficial, but not necessary in good potash soils.
The Apple|Various
When you cut down severely you should give a little extra food in the shape of manure, bone-meal, or Clays Fertilizer.
The Children's Book of Gardening|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
In case meat food is given, bone-meal, fed in small quantities, will form a valuable addition to their ration.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings

Some of these weak sisters I make the assistant boss of the machine-shop and some of the bone-meal mill.
Old Gorgon Graham|George Horace Lorimer

British Dictionary definitions for bone meal

bone meal

noun

the product of dried and ground animal bones, used as a fertilizer or in stock feeds

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单词	bone meal
释义	bone meal or bonemeal noun Agriculture. bones ground to a coarse powder, used as fertilizer or feed. Origin of bone meal An Americanism dating back to 1840–50 Words nearby bone meal bone marrow, bone-marrow transplant, bone marrow transplantation, bone mass, bone matrix, bone meal, bone mineral density, bone of contention, bone oil, bone porcelain, boner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bone meal Its factories produce nails, wire-work and other metal goods, mead and bone-meal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8\|Various I fertilize my orchard with ashes and bone-meal; both are beneficial, but not necessary in good potash soils. The Apple\|Various When you cut down severely you should give a little extra food in the shape of manure, bone-meal, or Clays Fertilizer. The Children's Book of Gardening\|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick In case meat food is given, bone-meal, fed in small quantities, will form a valuable addition to their ration. The Dollar Hen\|Milo M. Hastings Some of these weak sisters I make the assistant boss of the machine-shop and some of the bone-meal mill. Old Gorgon Graham\|George Horace Lorimer British Dictionary definitions for bone meal bone meal noun the product of dried and ground animal bones, used as a fertilizer or in stock feeds Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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