midden
[mid-n]
noun
a dunghill or refuse heap.
Origin of midden
1300–50; Middle English midding < Old Danish mykdyngja, equivalent to myk manure + dyngja pile (Danish mødding)
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Historical Examples of midden
They happened to fall soft, on a midden, and got away unhurt.
From a Terrace in PragueLieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
Then, Mrs. Midden says that they get ruined just as soon as they are brought here.
VirginiaEllen Glasgow
I forgot to tell you that Mrs. Midden has found me such a nice servant.
VirginiaEllen Glasgow
The day you do weel there will be seven munes in the lift and ane on the midden.
The Proverbs of ScotlandAlexander Hislop
One corner of this midden is bricked off to form a drainage pit.
The Red WatchJ. A. Currie
midden
noun
Word Origin for midden
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Danish mödding from mög muck + dynge pile
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