Com″post (?; 277), n. [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.] 1. A mixture; a compound.
A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
Hammond.
2. (Agric.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap.
And do not spread the compost on the weeds
To make them ranker.
Shak.