'Dunghill fowl' definitions:

Definition of 'Dunghill fowl'

From: GCIDE
  • Dunghill \Dung"hill`\, n.
  • 1. A heap of dung. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode. [1913 Webster]
  • He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. --
  • 1. Sam. ii. 8. [1913 Webster]
  • Dunghill fowl, a domestic fowl of common breed. [1913 Webster]