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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Among them is Mecham, rising phoenix-like from the political dustheap just two years after he was thrown out of office.
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
After more than 60 years on the dustheap of aviation history, the Zeppelin is making a comeback--sort of.
From Time Magazine Archive
Other reminders have ended up on history's dustheap.
From Time Magazine Archive
She drags out a skinny little arm from a brown dustheap on the ground.
From The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens
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