dung heap

noun

A mound of animal droppings for agricultural use.

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dungsteaddunghill
OriginMiddle English donghēp →
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Meanings

noundung heap (plural dung heaps)

plural dung heaps · alternative dungheap · alternative dung-heap

  1. A mound of animal droppings for agricultural use.

    Synonyms: dungstead, dunghill

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mound of animal droppings for agricultural use.

Similar
dungsteaddunghill

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdonghēp“dungheap”
  2. Englishdung heap

From earlier dungheap, from Middle English donghēp (“dungheap”), equivalent to dung + heap. Compare dunghill.

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APA

dung heap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dung%20heap

MLA

“dung heap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dung%20heap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dung heap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dung%20heap.

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