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Webster 1913 Edition


Mulch

Mulch

,
Noun.
[Cf.
mull
dirt, also Prov. G.
mulsch
,
molsch
, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.]
Half-rotten straw, or any similar light, porous, organic substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to hinder weed growth and preserve moisture.

Mulch

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Mulched
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Mulching
.]
To cover or dress with mulch.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mulch

MULCH

,
Noun.
[Heb. to dissolve.] Half rotten straw.