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middlings

/ ˈmɪdlɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. the poorer or coarser part of flour or other products
  2. commodities of intermediate grade, quality, size, or price
  3. the part of a pig between the ham and shoulder


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The middlings and oil meal are charged in the "food for animals" account at the rate of $1 a year for each finished hog.

All but the middlings and oil meal come from the farm and are paid for by certain fixed charges heretofore mentioned.

The finest part of the flour, obtained by regrinding middlings between blunt stones.

Grading reel, for separating middlings by sifting through various sizes of bolting cloth.

Smooth rolls, for grinding purified middlings very fine to flour.

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