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/mid"n/, n.1. a dunghill or refuse heap.2. See kitchen midden.[1300-50; ME midding < ODan mykdyngja, equiv. to myk manure + dyngja pile (Dan mødding)]
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midden — (n.) mid 14c., dung hill, of Scandinavian origin; Cf. Dan. mèdding, from mèg muck (see MUCK (Cf. muck) (n.)) + dynge heap of dung (see DUNG (Cf. dung)). Modern archaeological sense of kitchen midden is from Danish excavations … Etymology dictionary
midden — [mid′ n] n. [ME midding < Scand, as in Dan mögdynge < mög, muck + dynge, a heap] 1. Brit. a dunghill or refuse heap 2. short for KITCHEN MIDDEN … English World dictionary
Midden — Mid den, n. [Also {midding}.] [Cf. Dan. m[ o]gdynge, E. muck, and dung.] [1913 Webster] 1. A dunghill. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
midden — ► NOUN ▪ a dunghill or refuse heap. ORIGIN Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
Midden — Kitchen midden at Elizabeth Island, Strait of Magellan as excavated by the Albatross party with the Albatross at anchor … Wikipedia
Midden — Recorded in a wide range of spellings which include Midas, Middas, Middes, Middiff, Middis, Middin, Midden, Middens, Middings, Midon, Middon, and no doubt others, this is an English surname. It is probably topographical and if so described a… … Surnames reference
midden — UK [ˈmɪd(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms midden : singular midden plural middens an old word meaning a pile of rubbish or a pile of animal faeces … English dictionary
midden — noun Etymology: Middle English midding, Old Norse *mykdyngja, from myki dung + dyngja manure pile more at dung Date: 14th century 1. dunghill 2. a. a refuse heap; especially kitchen midden b. a small pile (as of seeds, bones, or leaves) gathered… … New Collegiate Dictionary
midden — [ mɪd(ə)n] noun a dunghill or refuse heap. ↘short for kitchen midden. Origin ME myddyng, of Scand. origin … English new terms dictionary
midden — mid•den [[t]ˈmɪd n[/t]] n. 1) a dunghill or refuse heap 2) ara kitchen midden • Etymology: 1300–50; ME midding < ON, =myk manure +dyngja pile … From formal English to slang
