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midden definition

mid·den (mid′'n)

noun

  1. Brit. a dunghill or refuse heap
  2. kitchen midden

Etymology: ME midding < Scand, as in Dan mögdynge < mög, muck + dynge, a heap

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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