dunghill
nounEtymology From dung + hill.
1
A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
2
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:
- Derived terms
- dunghilly