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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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

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