English Explanatory Dictionary

dung heap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mound of animal droppings for agricultural use.

Word forms

dung heap dung heaps dungheap dung-heap

Etymology

From earlier dungheap, from Middle English donghēp (“dungheap”), equivalent to dung + heap. Compare dunghill.

Synonyms

dungstead dunghill
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