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MIDDEN
dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill
(noun) a heap of dung or refuse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
midden (plural middens)
A dungheap.
A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.
(archaeology) A prehistoric pile of bones and shells.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Mid"den, n. [Also midding.] Etym: [Cf. Dan. mögdynge, E. muck, and dung.]
1. A dunghill. [Prov. Eng.]
2. An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See Kitchen middens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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