dung heap

See also: dungheap and dung-heap

English

Alternative forms

• dungheap, dung-heap

Etymology

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

Noun

dung heap (plural dung heaps)

1. A mound of animal droppings for agricultural use.

Synonyms

• dungstead
• dunghill

Translations

dunghill — see dunghill

Further reading

• “dung heap”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• dung heap, dungheap, dung-heap at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.