Dunger
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person employed to spread or transport dung. obsolete
"But I will bring over you Dungers with great Dung-Forks, who shall dung thee from off the earth, with thy great heap, as an abominable sin-dunghill."
- 2 An old, worn-out machine, especially a car. Australia, New-Zealand
"I got a free loaner. And this was quite a new car, too. Not like the clunky old dunger without a working heater I had to battle with on a previous occasion in the dead of winter."
- 3 An animal that produces dung. obsolete
"[Worms are] the natural diggers and dungers of land, worm-casts being nothing more than the dung of the worm."
- 4 A person employed in the dunging of textiles. obsolete
"Dunger, dyeing and finishing mill"
Example
More examples"But I will bring over you Dungers with great Dung-Forks, who shall dung thee from off the earth, with thy great heap, as an abominable sin-dunghill."
Etymology
From dung + -er.
From the "dung" sound often made by a worn-out engine.
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