MIXEN

Etymology

Noun

mixen (plural mixens)

A compost heap; a dunghill.

Anagrams

• enmix

Source: Wiktionary


Mix"en, n. Etym: [AS. mixen, myxen, fr. meohx, meox, dung, filth; akin to E. mist. See Mist.]

Definition: A compost heap; a dunghill. Chaucer. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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