muckheap


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muckheap

(ˈmʌkˌhiːp)
n
a dunghill
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Noun1.muckheap - a heap of dung or refuse
muckhill, dunghill, midden
cumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound - a collection of objects laid on top of each other
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muckheap

[ˈmʌkˌhiːp] N → estercolero m
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where the house stands like a fungus in a muckheap, chambers for men horses, oxen, and swine, cleansed and uncleansed, all contiguous to one another!
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