释义 |
middenmid‧den /ˈmɪdn/ noun [countable] - A farmyard midden may become waterlogged, its decomposition anaerobic, and substances may be leached out by rain.
- Does the kitchen midden swell with pride when filled with undifferentiated garbage?
- It stank like a midden and the straw underfoot had lain so long it was a black, oozy mess.
- Little remains to mark their passing other than small artifacts, found in the middens of their daily life.
- Subsequent occupation was represented by a large midden with a considerable amount of pottery.
- Very few working class houses had indoor lavatories before 1918 and at worst were provided with ash or midden privies.
old use a pile of animal waste or things such as food that have been thrown away |