Midden Definition

mĭdn
middens
noun
middens
A dunghill or refuse heap.
Webster's New World

Kitchen midden.

Webster's New World
A mound or deposit containing shells, animal bones, and other refuse that indicates the site of a human settlement.
American Heritage

A dungheap.

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Other Word Forms of Midden

Noun

Singular:
midden
Plural:
middens

Origin of Midden

  • Via Middle English midding, myddyng, from Old Danish (Old Norse) mykdyngja (the first element, myk, meaning muck, manure; the second element meaning pile), whence also Danish møgdynge and mødding, Norwegian mødding.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English midding of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Midden Sentence Examples

  • A few crab claws also came from the midden.

  • Later investigation has shown the remains of a shell midden in the entrance.

  • In the gully below is a mound of rich soil that is probably the kitchen midden.

  • Underlying the main living area there is a large shell midden.

  • On another part of the site we found a 16th century corn drying kiln, and 17th Century midden (rubbish dumps ).

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Words Starting With

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