- midden
[midden 词源字典]
- midden: see muck
[midden etymology, midden origin, 英语词源] - midden (n.)
- mid-14c., "dung hill," of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish mødding, from møg "muck" (see muck (n.)) + dynge "heap of dung" (see dung). Modern archaeological sense of "kitchen midden" is from Danish excavations.