dunghill

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DUNGHILL, noun 1. A heap of dung. 2. A mean or vile abode. 3. Any mean situation or condition. He lifteth the beggar from the dunghill 1 Samuel 2:8. 4. A term of reproach for a man meanly born. [Not used.] DUNGHILL, adjective Sprung from the dunghill; mean; low; base; vile.
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