dustheap
Americannoun
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a heap or pile of rubbish, refuse, or the like.
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oblivion; obscurity; disregard; disuse.
He was consigned to the dustheap after many years of public service.
Etymology
Origin of dustheap
Example Sentences
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As a result, his book is destined for the dustheap of famous-people-I-have-met books.
From Time Magazine Archive
After more than 60 years on the dustheap of aviation history, the Zeppelin is making a comeback--sort of.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a continent normally consigned to the political and economic dustheap, Yoweri Museveni has amply demonstrated that he is something different.
From Time Magazine Archive
The more realistic among them can easily imagine ending up like Erich Honecker and his comrades: on the dustheap of history or in the dock.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such fires are often caused by wood ashes from the hearth thrown on the dustheap while yet some embers contain sufficient heat to fire straw or rubbish.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard
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