Midden


[mid-n] /ˈmɪd n/

noun
1.
a dunghill or refuse heap.
2.
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/ˈmɪdən/
noun
1.

2.
See kitchen midden
n.

mid-14c., “dung hill,” of Scandinavian origin; cf. Danish mødding, from møg “muck” (see muck (n.)) + dynge “heap of dung” (see dung). Modern archaeological sense of “kitchen midden” is from Danish excavations.

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