Dunghill

Dunghill - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

To sit on a, was a sign of the deepest dejection (1 Sam. 2:8; Ps. 113:7; Lam. 4:5).

Dunghill - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

DUNGHILL, n.

1. A heap of dung.

2. A mean or vile abode.

3. Any mean situation or condition.

He lifteth the beggar from the dunghill. 1 Sam 2.

4. A term of reproach for a man meanly born. [Not used.]

DUNGHILL, a. Sprung from the dunghill; mean; low; base; vile.

dung'-hil ('ashpoth, 1Sa 2:8, madhmenah, etc., with other words; kopria, Lu 14:35): Dung heap, or place of refuse. To sit upon a dunghill (1Sa 2:8; Ps 113:7; La 4:5) is significant of the lowest and most wretched condition. To turn a house into a dunghill (Da 2:5; 3:29), or be flung upon a dunghill (Lu 14:35), marks the extreme of ignominy. See also DUNG.