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kitchen midden

Other forms: kitchen middens

Definitions of kitchen midden
  1. noun
    (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
    synonyms: eitchen midden, midden
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    type of:
    dump, dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard
    a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
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