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middlings


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Middlings  \Mid"dlings\,  n.  pl 
  1.  A  combination  of  the  coarser  parts  of  ground  wheat  the 
  finest  bran,  separated  from  the  fine  flour  and  coarse  bran 
  in  bolting;  --  formerly  regarded  as  valuable  only  for 
  feed;  but  now  after  separation  of  the  bran,  used  for 
  making  the  best  quality  of  flour.  Middlings  contain  a 
  large  proportion  of  gluten. 
 
  2.  In  the  southern  and  western  parts  of  the  United  States, 
  the  portion  of  the  hog  between  the  ham  and  the  shoulder; 
  bacon;  --  called  also  {middles}.  --Bartlett. 




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