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Definition of Mixen
1. n. A compost heap; a dunghill.
Definition of Mixen
1. Noun. A compost heap; a dunghill. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mixen
1. a dunghill [n -S] - See also: dunghill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mixen
Literary usage of Mixen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Queen's Bench, and by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber, Henry Davison (1840)
"... ei mencement of of right, and without any interruption, the benefit and ad-
the suit hnd vantage of having and using a certain mixen in and upon e. ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by John Leycester Adolphus, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1841)
"Replication, traversing the enjoyment of the mixen as of right for the period in
the second plea mentioned, in manner and form &c. ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1865)
"Replication, traversing the enjoyment of the mixen as of right for the period in
the second plea mentioned, in manner and form, &c. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Hence mixen.] l. Dung; muck. [Prov. Eng.]—2f. Avile wretch. The queue his moder
on a time as a mix thougt How faire & how fetis it wae. ..."
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