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• muck-midden — muckˈheap or muckˈ midden noun A dunghill • • • Main Entry: ↑muck …   Useful english dictionary

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• muck — [13] The original meaning of muck is ‘excrement’; the more general ‘dirt’ is a 14thcentury development. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *muk , *meuk ‘soft’. This was also the source of Danish møg ‘dung’ (which provides the first syllable… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• muck — [13] The original meaning of muck is ‘excrement’; the more general ‘dirt’ is a 14thcentury development. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *muk , *meuk ‘soft’. This was also the source of Danish møg ‘dung’ (which provides the first syllable… …   Word origins

• muckheap — muck|heap [ˈmʌkhi:p] n BrE a pile of ↑manure (=animal waste matter) on farm land …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• muckheap — noun a heap of dung or refuse • Syn: ↑dunghill, ↑midden, ↑muckhill • Hypernyms: ↑pile, ↑heap, ↑mound, ↑agglomerate, ↑cumulation, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• midden — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland n a sloppy person II Scottish Vernacular Dictionary The waste disposal area or bin. When ah catch ye ah m gony stick mah truncheon up yer arse! III Glesga Glossary Rubbish Site, bin, IV Cleveland Dialect List a …   English dialects glossary

• midden — n. 1 a dunghill. 2 a refuse heap near a dwelling. 3 = kitchen midden. Etymology: ME myddyng, of Scand. orig.: cf. Da. mYacutedding muck heap …   Useful english dictionary

• mid|den — «MIHD uhn», noun. 1. = kitchen midden. (Cf. ↑kitchen midden) 2. Dialect. a dunghill; refuse heap. ╂[Middle English myddyng, apparently < Scandinavian (compare Danish modding, alteration of mogdynge muck heap)] …   Useful english dictionary

• Paper shredder — with built in wastebasket A paper shredder is a mechanical device used to cut paper into chad, typically either strips or fine particles. Government organizations, businesses, and private individuals use shredders to destroy private, confidential …   Wikipedia