dunghill en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/
- /ˈɖəŋ.hɪl/ (India)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
- dŭng′hĭl
- /ˈdɐŋ.həl/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈdɐŋ.hɪl/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English donge Middle English hil Middle English donghil English dunghill Inherited from Middle English donghil. By surface analysis, dung + hill.
Meanings
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A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
“A purty thing, indeed, that a child of her's shud be put an a shovel, an' flung out on the dunghill jist like a dead kitten or a pisoned rat; no, no, she wouldn't hear to that at all.”
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 522:
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(derogatory, figuratively) Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.
He raiſeth vp the poore out of the duſt: and lifteth the needie out of the dung-hill:
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 113:7–7, signature Ggg3, recto, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dung-hill | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dunghil | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| dunghills | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dung-hil | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (47)
tr fışkılık (heap of dung) · es estercolero (heap of dung) · sv gödselstack (heap of dung) · gl estrumeira (heap of dung) · pt esterqueira (heap of dung) · nl vaalt (heap of dung) · pt estrumeira (heap of dung) · pl gnojowisko (heap of dung) · hu trágyadomb (heap of dung) · nl mesthoop (heap of dung) · pdt Mesthupen (heap of dung) · izh taemytty (heap of dung) · ang mixen (heap of dung) · sh đȕbrīšte (heap of dung) · vec leamaro (heap of dung) · io sterkamaso (heap of dung) · sh ђу̏брӣште (heap of dung) · uk ку́па гно́ю (heap of dung) · ia stercorario (heap of dung) · cmn 糞堆 /粪堆 (heap of dung) · fi lantakasa (heap of dung) · de Misthaufen (heap of dung) · is mykjuhaugur (heap of dung) · la fimētum (heap of dung) · eo sterkejo (heap of dung) · vec deđamèr (heap of dung) · el σωρός κοπριάς (heap of dung) · cs hromada hnoje (heap of dung) · izh kakara (heap of dung) · ga carn aoiligh (heap of dung) · ca femer (heap of dung) · enm myxen (heap of dung) · la fimārium (heap of dung) · nrf maie (heap of dung) · izh sittamytty (heap of dung) · gl esterqueira (heap of dung) · cy tomen dail (heap of dung) · sh гно̏јӣште (heap of dung) · sh gnȍjīšte (heap of dung) · fi lantatunkio (heap of dung) · is sorphaugur (heap of dung) · bg тори́ще (heap of dung) · pt esterquilínio (heap of dung) · ru наво́зная ку́ча (heap of dung) · ota فشقیلق (heap of dung) · cs hnojiště (heap of dung) · sv gödselhög (heap of dung)