well-ˈrotted, ppl. a.
| 1796 Boys Agric. Kent (ed. 2) 120 Fifty cart-loads of well rotted farm-yard dung and mould. 1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. 91 Each pot is half filled with well-rotted manure. 1858 Glenny Everyday Bk. 82/1 Top-dress Strawberry-beds with a coat of well-rotted dung. |