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

• minded

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