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dustheap

[duhst-heep]

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noun

a heap or pile of rubbish, refuse, or the like.

oblivion; obscurity; disregard; disuse: He was consigned to the dustheap after many years of public service.

Origin of dustheap

First recorded in 1645–55; dust + heap

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for dustheap

Historical Examples of dustheap

So they threw it on a dustheap where the dead Swallow was also lying.
Children's Literature
Charles Madison Curry
Amongst other things we spoke of the affairs of "The Dustheap," a little Club of which we were both members.
Punch, or The London Charivari, Volume 101, October 31, 1891
Various
Perhaps even then you will agree with us and admire many a seedling that the hidebound fancier would consign to the dustheap.
The Children's Book of Gardening
Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick