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1300–50; Middle English midding < Old Danish mykdyngja, equivalent to myk manure + dyngja pile (Danish mødding)
1300–50; Middle English midding < Old Danish mykdyngja, equivalent to myk manure + dyngja pile (Danish mødding)
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Midden
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| midden (ˈmɪdən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. archaic, dialect or a dunghill or pile of refuse |
| b. dialect a dustbin | |
| c. dialect (Northern English) an earth closet | |
| 2. | See kitchen midden |
| [C14: from Scandinavian; compare Danish mödding from mög | |
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Word Origin & History
midden
"dung hill," mid-14c., of Scandinavian origin; cf. Dan. mødding, from møg "muck" + dynge "heap, dung." Modern archaeological sense of "kitchen midden" is from Danish excavations.
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