dunger
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]dunger (plural dungers)
- (obsolete) A person employed to spread or transport dung.
- 1710, John Maximilian Daut, The Approaching Judgements of God upon the Roman Empire:
- But I will bring over you Dungers with great Dung-Forks, who shall dung thee from off the earth, with thy great heap, as an abominable sin-dunghill.
- (obsolete) An animal that produces dung.
- 1790, William Curtis, Practical Observations on the British Grasses:
- [Worms are] the natural diggers and dungers of land, worm-casts being nothing more than the dung of the worm.
- (obsolete) A person employed in the dunging of textiles.
- 1930, United States Census Bureau, Classified Index of Occupations:
- Dunger, dyeing and finishing mill
Etymology 2
[edit]From the "dung" sound often made by a worn-out engine.
Noun
[edit]dunger (plural dungers)
- (Australia, New Zealand) An old, worn-out machine, especially a car.
- 2007, Martz Witty, Ian McBride, Hit the Road Running:
- I got a free loaner. And this was quite a new car, too. Not like the clunky old dunger without a working heater I had to battle with on a previous occasion in the dead of winter.