muckheap

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled muck-heap

US /ˈmʌkˌhiːp/ UK /ˈmʌkˌhiːp/ See IPA manual

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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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Synonyms

1 noun · a pile of manure, refuse,... dunghillmanure heapmuckhill

Word family

Related forms compost heapmiddenmanure

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.

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General Vocabulary

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