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Midden N Dunghill Refuse Heap God Filled Filthy

Word midden
Definition n. A dunghill or refuse heap.
Sentence [God] had filled the filthy midden of the lower world with a varied crowd of animals.
Source Oration on the Dignity of Humanity, Pico della Mirandola, p.2

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