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Webster 1913 Edition

Dunghill

Dung′hillˊ

,
Noun.
1.
A heap of dung.
2.
Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode.
He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the
dunghill
.
1. Sam. ii. 8.
Dunghill fowl
,
a domestic fowl of common breed.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dunghill

DUNGHILL

,
Noun.
1.
A heap of dung.
2.
A mean or vile abode.
3.
Any mean situation or condition.
He lifteth the beggar from the dunghill. 1 Samuel 2.
4.
A term of reproach for a man meanly born. [Not used.]

DUNGHILL

,
Adj.
Sprung from the dunghill; mean; low; base; vile.

Definition 2024

dunghill

dunghill

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English

Noun

dunghill ‎(plural dunghills)

  1. A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes; a muckheap, dungheap.

Translations

Etymology

dung +‎ hill

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