midden
[ mid-n ]
/ ˈmɪd n /
noun
a dunghill or refuse heap.
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Origin of midden
1300–50; Middle English midding<Old Danish mykdyngja, equivalent to myk manure + dyngja pile (Danish mødding)
Words nearby midden
midcult, midday, Middelburg, middelmannetjie, middelskot, midden, middie, middle, middle age, middle-aged, Middle Ages
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British Dictionary definitions for midden
midden
/ (ˈmɪdən) /
noun
- archaic, or dialect a dunghill or pile of refuse
- dialect a dustbin
- Northern English dialect an earth closet
See kitchen midden
Word Origin for midden
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Danish mödding from mög muck + dynge pile
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