1
: a heap of dung
2
: something (such as a situation or condition) that is repulsive or degraded
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In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.
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dunghill
noun
dung·hill
ˈdəŋ-ˌhil 
: a manure pile
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