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kitchen midden

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kitchen midden

–noun
a mound consisting of shells of edible mollusks and other refuse, marking the site of a prehistoric human habitation.

Origin:
1860–65; trans. of Dan kökkenmödding
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kitchen midden  
n.  
  1. A mound or deposit of kitchen refuse.

  2. Archaeology See midden.

mid·den   (mĭd'n)   
n.  
  1. A dunghill or refuse heap.

  2. Archaeology A mound or deposit containing shells, animal bones, and other refuse that indicates the site of a human settlement. Also called kitchen midden.


[Middle English midding, of Scandinavian origin.]
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