Midden

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Midden \Mid"den\, n. [Also {midding}.] [Cf. Dan. m["o]gdynge, E.
     muck, and dung.]
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     1. A dunghill. [Prov. Eng.]
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     2. An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place;
        especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders,
        bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the
        dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores
        of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See {Kitchen
        middens}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  midden
       n 1: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells
            and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric
            settlement [syn: {eitchen midden}, {kitchen midden}]
       2: a heap of dung or refuse [syn: {dunghill}, {muckheap}, {muckhill}]