dunghill

See also: dung-hill

English

dung +‎ hill

dunghill (plural dunghills)

A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
Synonyms: muckheap, dungheap
(figurative, derogatory) Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 113:7:
  He raiſeth vp the poore out of the duſt: and lifteth the needie out of the dung-hill:

heap of dung

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