dung heap

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dung heap

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

noun dung heaps · dungheap · dung-heap

A mound of animal droppings for agricultural use.
Similar: dungstead, dunghill

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@misc{dung_heap_2026,
  title = {dung heap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dung%20heap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}