dunghill; manure pile
Specifically a pile or heap of horse manure. A somewhat rustic or agricultural term.
In old farmhouses, they used dunghills as compost.
Standard kanji spelling.
Contains outdated kanji 塚 (塚). Rarely used in modern text.
Compound of 馬糞 (horse dung) and 塚 (mound, pile). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes a mound of horse manure.