Also spelled muck-heap
noun
Freq #1447722
Meanings
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noun
a pile of manure, refuse, or other decaying farmyard waste
The farmer turned the muckheap before spreading the composted material on the field.
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Etymology
A compound of muck + heap, recorded since Middle English mukhepe. Muck originally referred especially to dung or farmyard manure; the closed and hyphenated spellings have both been used.