midden

Example Sentences

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Wearing my lovely new walking boots, I suddenly realise I have stumbled on a "midden" - a pungent pile of rhinoceros poo.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022

“There is shell midden over here,” he said, referring to the mix of broken bone and shell left from cooking fires hundreds and thousands of years ago.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

In August, Kumeyaay protesters in San Diego found midden soil, evidence of cremated remains of their ancestors, at a construction site.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2021

One theory archaeologists are knocking about is the trove or artifacts might have been a midden or pit where detritus was tossed.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2019

They raced toward the midden heap behind the barracks.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen