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Dunghill


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.