dunghill

dunghill
dunghill (n.) early 14c., from DUNG (Cf. dung) + HILL (Cf. hill) (n.).

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  • Dunghill — Dung hill , n. 1. A heap of dung. [1913 Webster] 2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode. [1913 Webster] He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. 1. Sam. ii. 8. [1913 Webster] {Dunghill fowl}, a domestic fowl of common breed.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dunghill — ► NOUN ▪ a heap of dung or refuse, especially in a farmyard …   English terms dictionary

  • dunghill — [duŋ′hil΄] n. 1. a heap of dung 2. anything vile or filthy …   English World dictionary

  • dunghill — see every cock will crow upon his own dunghill …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Dunghill fowl — Dunghill Dung hill , n. 1. A heap of dung. [1913 Webster] 2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode. [1913 Webster] He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. 1. Sam. ii. 8. [1913 Webster] {Dunghill fowl}, a domestic fowl of common… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dunghill Lane —    South out of High Timber Street to Brook s Wharf. East of Broken Wharf. In Queenhithe Ward (L. and P. Commonw. 1654 5, VIII. p. 10 Boyle, 1799).     Gardeners lane, now called Dunghill lane (P.C. 1732).    See Gardner s Lane …   Dictionary of London

  • Dunghill Stairs —    A wharf in the parish of St. Mary (sic) Vintry given 1437 by Robert de Chichele to the rector of this church (L. and M. Arch. Soc. Trans. III. 399).    In the Ct. of Hust. Wills II, 491, the tenement situate super postes super Wharvum is… …   Dictionary of London

  • dunghill fowl — noun see dunghill 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • dunghill — noun Date: 14th century 1. a heap of dung 2. something (as a situation or condition) that is repulsive or degraded …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dunghill — /dung hil /, n. 1. a heap of dung. 2. a repugnantly filthy or degraded place, abode, or situation. [1275 1325; ME; see DUNG, HILL] * * * …   Universalium

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