mixen-duncge

mixen-duncge, f.n: dung from a mixen (dung heap). (MICK-sen-DUN-juh / ˈmɪk-sɛn-ˌdʌn-dʒə)

Medieval manuscript image of a skeleton with legs crossed atop a dungheap, with a woman standing and three companions sitting beside him; the woman points upward and the skeleton points to one of the companions.
Job in Bible Historiale, Fauvel Master, c. 1320; The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MS 71A23, f. 203v. [manuscripts.kb.nl]

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