"dung heap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dung heaps [plural]
Etymology: From earlier dungheap, from Middle English donghēp (“dungheap”), equivalent to dung + heap. Compare dunghill. Etymology templates: {{m|en|dungheap}} dungheap, {{inh|en|enm|donghep|donghēp|dungheap}} Middle English donghēp (“dungheap”), {{compound|en|dung|heap}} dung + heap, {{m|en|dunghill}} dunghill Head templates: {{en-noun}} dung heap (plural dung heaps)
  1. A mound of animal droppings for agricultural use. Synonyms: dungstead, dunghill, dungheap, dung-heap

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