Slagheap
/ˈslæɡ.hiːp/noun
A pile of waste material left after metal smelting or coal burning.
Did you know?The modern word is a transparent compound: Old English had slæcg for dregs or refuse, and heap goes back to an ancient Germanic root for a piled mass, so the word names waste as a physical monument.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
slæcg
“dregs, refuse, or sediment”
Old English
OE
hēap
“a pile, heap, or mass”
Middle English
ME
slaghepe
“a heap of slag or waste from smelting”
Modern English
English
slagheap
“a pile of waste material from industrial processes”