Definition of kitchen midden
: a refuse heap
specifically
: a mound marking the site of a primitive human habitation
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“Kitchen midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitchen%20midden. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of kitchen midden was in 1861
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