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Midden

noun
(Also midding)
1.
(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement.  Synonyms: eitchen midden, kitchen midden.
2.
A heap of dung or refuse.  Synonyms: dunghill, muckheap, muckhill.





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"Midden" Quotes from Famous Books



... Tresize's dogs were peradventure caught napping. At all events, neither one nor the other uttered a sound. Doctor Unonius, wrenching a lamp from its socket, walked boldly forward at Dapple's bit and, coming to the back entrance by the midden-yard, knocked boldly. ...
— Corporal Sam and Other Stories • A. T. Quiller-Couch


Words linked to "Midden" :   archeology, wasteyard, waste-yard, garbage dump, mound, archaeology, heap, cumulus, pile, dump, dumpsite, agglomerate, trash dump, rubbish dump, cumulation, muckhill


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