midden

[ mid-n ]

/ ˈmɪd n /

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noun

a dunghill or refuse heap.

kitchen midden.

Origin of midden

1300–50; Middle English midding<Old Danish mykdyngja, equivalent to myk manure + dyngja pile (Danish mødding)

Words nearby midden

midcult, midday, Middelburg, middelmannetjie, middelskot, midden, middie, middle, middle age, middle-aged, Middle Ages

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Example sentences from the Web for midden

The midden material is extremely compact, and there is a suggested development of a soil profile.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza
Then, Mrs. Midden says that they get ruined just as soon as they are brought here.
Virginia|Ellen Glasgow
"A begun turn is half ended," quo' the wife when she stuck the graip in the midden.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
He dropped it into his pouch-like pocket, and strode away in silence towards Midden Harbour.
Nestleton Magna|J. Jackson Wray

I've struck across open fields, only to tumble against troughs, midden heaps, pig-styes.
Major Vigoureux|A. T. Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for midden

midden

/ (ˈmɪdən) /

noun

archaic, or dialect a dunghill or pile of refuse
dialect a dustbin
Northern English dialect an earth closet

See kitchen midden

Word Origin for midden

C14: from Scandinavian; compare Danish mödding from mög muck + dynge pile

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单词	midden
释义	midden [ mid-n ] / ˈmɪd n / SEE SYNONYMS FOR midden ON THESAURUS.COM noun a dunghill or refuse heap. kitchen midden. Origin of midden 1300–50; Middle English midding<Old Danish mykdyngja, equivalent to myk manure + dyngja pile (Danish mødding) Words nearby midden midcult, midday, Middelburg, middelmannetjie, middelskot, midden, middie, middle, middle age, middle-aged, Middle Ages Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for midden The midden material is extremely compact, and there is a suggested development of a soil profile. The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948\|A. E. Treganza Then, Mrs. Midden says that they get ruined just as soon as they are brought here. Virginia\|Ellen Glasgow "A begun turn is half ended," quo' the wife when she stuck the graip in the midden. The Proverbs of Scotland\|Alexander Hislop He dropped it into his pouch-like pocket, and strode away in silence towards Midden Harbour. Nestleton Magna\|J. Jackson Wray I've struck across open fields, only to tumble against troughs, midden heaps, pig-styes. Major Vigoureux\|A. T. Quiller-Couch British Dictionary definitions for midden midden / (ˈmɪdən) / noun archaic, or dialect a dunghill or pile of refuse dialect a dustbin Northern English dialect an earth closet See kitchen midden Word Origin for midden C14: from Scandinavian; compare Danish mödding from mög muck + dynge pile 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 midden dump, landfill, scrap heap, dumpsite, junkyard, kitchen midden
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midden

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