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dunger en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From dung + -er.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) A person employed to spread or transport dung.
   • But I will bring over you Dungers with great Dung-Forks, who shall dung thee from off the earth, with thy great heap, as an abominable sin-dunghill. 1710, John Maximilian Daut, The Approaching Judgements of God upon the Roman Empire:
2. (obsolete) An animal that produces dung.
   • [Worms are] the natural diggers and dungers of land, worm-casts being nothing more than the dung of the worm. 1790, William Curtis, Practical Observations on the British Grasses:
3. (obsolete) A person employed in the dunging of textiles.
   • Dunger, dyeing and finishing mill 1930, United States Census Bureau, Classified Index of Occupations:

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dunger en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From the "dung" sound often made by a worn-out engine.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand) An old, worn-out machine, especially a car.
   • I got a free loaner. And this was quite a new car, too. Not like the clunky old dunger without a working heater I had to battle with on a previous occasion in the dead of winter. 2007, Martz Witty, Ian McBride, Hit the Road Running:

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