kitchen midden

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noun

a mound consisting of shells of edible mollusks and other refuse, marking the site of a prehistoric human habitation.

Origin of kitchen midden

1860–65; translation of Danish kökkenmödding

Words nearby kitchen midden

kitchenette, kitchen garden, kitchen kaffir, kitchenmaid, kitchen match, kitchen midden, kitchen police, kitchen sink, kitchen tea, kitchenware, kite

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Example sentences from the Web for kitchen midden

Follet lived at the ramshackle hotel, owned by the ancient Dubois and managed, from roof to kitchen-midden, by Ching Po.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
Midden, mid′en, n. a heap of ashes or dung (see also Kitchen-midden).
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Whether they be remnants of an elevated sea-beach, or of some Indian ‘kitchen-midden,’ I dare not decide.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
From the kitchen-midden to the pinnacle of all that is great to-day extends a chain not a link of which is weak.
The Story of Ab|Stanley Waterloo

Sir Banas, he comes in the night and makes them all alive at the back of our kitchen-midden,' piped the child.
Kim|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for kitchen midden

kitchen midden

noun

archaeol the site of a large mound of domestic refuse marking a prehistoric settlement: usually including bones, potsherds, seashells, etc

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单词	kitchen midden
释义	kitchen midden SEE SYNONYMS FOR kitchen midden ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mound consisting of shells of edible mollusks and other refuse, marking the site of a prehistoric human habitation. Origin of kitchen midden 1860–65; translation of Danish kökkenmödding Words nearby kitchen midden kitchenette, kitchen garden, kitchen kaffir, kitchenmaid, kitchen match, kitchen midden, kitchen police, kitchen sink, kitchen tea, kitchenware, kite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kitchen midden Follet lived at the ramshackle hotel, owned by the ancient Dubois and managed, from roof to kitchen-midden, by Ching Po. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story\|Various Midden, mid′en, n. a heap of ashes or dung (see also Kitchen-midden). Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various Whether they be remnants of an elevated sea-beach, or of some Indian ‘kitchen-midden,’ I dare not decide. At Last\|Charles Kingsley From the kitchen-midden to the pinnacle of all that is great to-day extends a chain not a link of which is weak. The Story of Ab\|Stanley Waterloo Sir Banas, he comes in the night and makes them all alive at the back of our kitchen-midden,' piped the child. Kim\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for kitchen midden kitchen midden noun archaeol the site of a large mound of domestic refuse marking a prehistoric settlement: usually including bones, potsherds, seashells, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kitchen midden midden
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kitchen midden

noun

Origin of kitchen midden

Words nearby kitchen midden

Example sentences from the Web for kitchen midden

British Dictionary definitions for kitchen midden

noun

Words related to kitchen midden