† dungern.¹

Forms: 1500s 1700s dunger, 1600s dunguer.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dung n.¹, -er suffix¹; dung v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < dung n.¹ + -er suffix¹, and partly < dung v. + -er suffix¹.Perhaps attested earlier as a surname, compare Rog. Dunger' (1221), Will. Donger (1327), Rob. Dunger (1332), etc.; however, these could alternatively be interpreted as showing transmission errors for or variants of other surnames, e.g. Aunger, Danger, Daunger.

Obsolete. rare.

1. A person employed to transport dung or to spread dung on land as a fertilizer.In quot. 1711 as part of an extended metaphor.

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1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. at Estercoléro A dunger, one that carrieth or spreadeth dung.

1711 B. Furly tr. J. M. Daut Approaching Judgm. of God upon Rom. Empire 14 I will bring over you Dungers with great Dung-Forks, who shall dung thee from off the earth.

2. An animal that produces dung; spec. an animal whose excrement fertilizes the soil.

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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Grumer To shite grapes; or, to void a dung that shewes the dunguer to haue eaten grapes; (a word applyed most vnto wild Swine.)

1790 W. Curtis Pract. Observ. Brit. Grasses (ed. 2) 41 [Worms are] the natural diggers and dungers of land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

dungern.²

Brit.

/ˈdʌŋə/, U.S.

/ˈdəŋər/, Australian English

/ˈdʌŋə/, New Zealand English

/ˈdʌŋə/

Forms: 1900s– dunga, 1900s– dunger.

Origin: Apparently an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Apparently imitative of the sound of a worn-out engine, especially that of a motor vehicle.In form dunger with ending remodelled after -er suffix¹. Compare earlier banger n.¹ 5.

slang (New Zealand and Australian).

Something (sounding) mechanically worn out or not in first-class order, esp. an old car.

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1980 In Touch (Wellington, N.Z.) May 7 We had to take out a commercial motor vehicle policy on our old dunger of a station wagon.

1994 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 17 Sept. (Motor Market section) 123 I continue to enjoy lots of different types of bikes and still get emotional about rusty, 20-year-old, odd-ball dungers that were not very impressive even in their heyday.

1998 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Nov. (Features section) 21 Do I need a computer..? Should it be the latest, or will a cheap old dunger do?

2007 M. Witty & I. McBride Hit Road Running! iii. 28 This was quite a new car, too. Not like the clunky old dunger without a working heater l had to battle with on a previous occasion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dunger
释义	† dungern.¹ Forms: 1500s 1700s dunger, 1600s dunguer. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dung n.¹, -er suffix¹; dung v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < dung n.¹ + -er suffix¹, and partly < dung v. + -er suffix¹.Perhaps attested earlier as a surname, compare Rog. Dunger' (1221), Will. Donger (1327), Rob. Dunger (1332), etc.; however, these could alternatively be interpreted as showing transmission errors for or variants of other surnames, e.g. Aunger, Danger, Daunger. Obsolete. rare. 1. A person employed to transport dung or to spread dung on land as a fertilizer.In quot. 1711 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. at Estercoléro A dunger, one that carrieth or spreadeth dung. 1711 B. Furly tr. J. M. Daut Approaching Judgm. of God upon Rom. Empire 14 I will bring over you Dungers with great Dung-Forks, who shall dung thee from off the earth. 2. An animal that produces dung; spec. an animal whose excrement fertilizes the soil. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Grumer To shite grapes; or, to void a dung that shewes the dunguer to haue eaten grapes; (a word applyed most vnto wild Swine.) 1790 W. Curtis Pract. Observ. Brit. Grasses (ed. 2) 41 [Worms are] the natural diggers and dungers of land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). dungern.² Brit. /ˈdʌŋə/, U.S. /ˈdəŋər/, Australian English /ˈdʌŋə/, New Zealand English /ˈdʌŋə/ Forms: 1900s– dunga, 1900s– dunger. Origin: Apparently an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Apparently imitative of the sound of a worn-out engine, especially that of a motor vehicle.In form dunger with ending remodelled after -er suffix¹. Compare earlier banger n.¹ 5. slang (New Zealand and Australian). Something (sounding) mechanically worn out or not in first-class order, esp. an old car. ΚΠ 1980 In Touch (Wellington, N.Z.) May 7 We had to take out a commercial motor vehicle policy on our old dunger of a station wagon. 1994 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 17 Sept. (Motor Market section) 123 I continue to enjoy lots of different types of bikes and still get emotional about rusty, 20-year-old, odd-ball dungers that were not very impressive even in their heyday. 1998 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Nov. (Features section) 21 Do I need a computer..? Should it be the latest, or will a cheap old dunger do? 2007 M. Witty & I. McBride Hit Road Running! iii. 28 This was quite a new car, too. Not like the clunky old dunger without a working heater l had to battle with on a previous occasion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1599n.²1980
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