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noun
An ancient refuse heap composed primarily of domestic waste from daily meals, such as animal bones, mollusc shells, charcoal, and broken tools.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eitchen midden, midden
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dump, garbage dump, trash dump, rubbish dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite
History
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