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mixen

Meaningdung

Common meaning: pile of manure

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmeox‘dung’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishmixen‘dung heap’sourceB&T
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdung heap → pile of manuremixen‘pile of manure’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English meox ‘dung’.

Roots

  • meox Old English “dung”

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