Noun: midden mi-dun
- (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
"Archaeologists excavated the kitchen midden to learn about ancient eating habits";
- kitchen midden
- A heap of dung or refuse
"The farmer turned the midden to speed up composting";
- dunghill, muckheap, muckhill, dungheap
Derived forms: middens
Type of: agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, dump, dumpsite [N. Amer], garbage dump [N. Amer], heap, mound, pile, rubbish dump [Brit], tip [Brit], trash dump [N. Amer], wasteyard, waste-yard
Encyclopedia: Midden