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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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