2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode.
[1913 Webster]
He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. --
1. Sam. ii. 8.
[1913 Webster]
{Dunghill fowl}, a domestic fowl of common breed. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dunghill fowl — noun see dunghill 3 … Useful english dictionary
Dunghill — Dung hill , n. 1. A heap of dung. [1913 Webster] 2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode. [1913 Webster] He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. 1. Sam. ii. 8. [1913 Webster] {Dunghill fowl}, a domestic fowl of common breed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fowl — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, Cornish hen, avifauna, baby bird, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, beat, biddy, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy,… … Moby Thesaurus
banty — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, baby, baby sized, bantam, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, broiler, brooder, broody hen, button, capon, chanticleer, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, chit, cock, cockerel, compact, diminutive, domestic … Moby Thesaurus
biddy — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, Jane, Partlet, abigail, amah, au pair girl, ayah, bag, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, bat, beldam, betweenmaid, bird, bitch, bossy, broad, broiler, brood mare, brooder, broody hen, capon, chambermaid,… … Moby Thesaurus
broiler — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, Cornish hen, Dutch oven, alcohol stove, baker, banty, barbecue, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, boiler, brooder, broody hen, caille, camp stove, canard, caneton, capon, chafer, chafing dish, chanticleer,… … Moby Thesaurus
brooder — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, birthplace, breeding place, broiler, broody hen, capon, chanticleer, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicken house, chicky, cock, cockerel, coop, cradle, depressive,… … Moby Thesaurus
chick — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, Jane, angel, avifauna, babe, baby, baby bird, baby doll, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie,… … Moby Thesaurus
chicken — Synonyms and related words: Ancona, Andalusian, Australorp, Bantam, Brahma, Campine, Cochin, Cornish, Cornish hen, Hamburg, Hershey bar, Leghorn, Lord Fauntleroy, Milquetoast, New Hampshire red, Orpington, Percy, Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island red,… … Moby Thesaurus
cock — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, anthill, backslide, ball cock, ball valve, baloney, bank, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bilge, billy, billy goat, boar, bosh, boss, broiler,… … Moby Thesaurus
