dunghill

[ duhng-hil ]
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noun
  1. a heap of dung.

  2. a repugnantly filthy or degraded place, abode, or situation.

Origin of dunghill

1
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at dung, hill

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How to use dunghill in a sentence

  • But like all dunghill products, the life of these was ephemeral.

  • A dunghill, on which the imperial commissioners chanced to be deposited, had saved them from injury.

    The Thirty Years War, Complete | Friedrich Schiller
  • The monster had the head and breast of the dunghill champion, and "thence downwards the body of a serpent."

  • After which the bird barked, and came and sat on the dunghill by Charles.

    Ravenshoe | Henry Kingsley
  • There is a scent here sweeter than that of the dunghill, or the dandy's essences—what is it?

    Ravenshoe | Henry Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for dunghill

dunghill

/ (ˈdʌŋˌhɪl) /


noun
  1. a heap of dung

  2. a foul place, condition, or person

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