dunghill \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology: Middle English, from dung (I) + hill 1.: a heap of dung 2.: a vile or degraded situation, condition, or thing < He … lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill — 1 Sam 2:8 (Authorized Version) > 3.alsodunghill fowl: the common domestic fowl — opposed to game fowl