dumping-ground
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dumping-ground
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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European bishops "regarded America as a convenient dumping-ground for rubbish," and he grew "weary of eccentric Frenchmen and quarrelsome and bibulous Gaels."
From Time Magazine Archive
Poor old, overworked heredity is the dumping-ground for the most of our laziness, perversity and shortcomings!
From Confessions of a Neurasthenic by Marrs, William Taylor
The Bend is a mass of wreck, a dumping-ground for all manner of filth from the surrounding tenements.
From The Making of an American by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)
Its stones were carted away, and the churchyard, overgrown with weeds, became the dumping-ground for rubbish.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
It was enough that the United States was made the dumping-ground of the criminal courts of Europe, without having it forced upon him in this semi-contemptuous fashion.
From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison
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