mixen
noun
mix·en
ˈmiksən
plural -s
dialectal, chiefly England
: a pile of dung or refuse : a manure heap
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English, dung, dunghill; akin to Old English meox dung, filth, mīgan to urinate, Middle Dutch mist, mest dung, Old Saxon & Old High German mist dung, Old Norse mīga to urinate, Gothic maihstus dung, Latin mingere, meiere to urinate, Greek omichein, omeichein to urinate, Sanskrit mehati he urinates
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
- on report
- on request
- on review of
- on sale
- on sale or return
- on schedule
- on second thought
- on second thoughts
- on several counts
- on shaky ground
- on shipboard
- on short notice
- on short rations
- on show
- on sight
- on skid row
- on someone's account
- on someone's bad side
- on someone's behalf
- on someone's case
- on someone's command
- on someone's good side
- on someone's good/bad side
- on someone's mind
- on someone's own recognizance