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midlings

midlings is the archaic form of middlings.

Meaning of middlings

Noun

middlings pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Commodities that are of intermediate price, quality, or size.
  2. (plural, plural-only) Partially refined ore or petroleum.
    • The product described in the earlier contract is:
      'All the zinc sulphide crude ore, zinc sulphide concentrates and zinc sulphide middlings, shipped from Midvale, Utah, Kennett, Cal., or any other point by or under the control of the seller during the period of this agreement.'1924, Supreme Court of the United States, Miller v. Robertson/Opinion of the Court
  3. (plural, plural-only, milling) Low-grade or coarse flour; coarse wheat mixed with bran.
    • Buckwheat middlings is a fairly good feed for dairy cows, being far superior to buckwheat bran.1917, Carl William Larson, Fred Silver Putney, Dairy cattle feeding and management, page 95
  4. (Southern US, plural, plural-only) The part of a pig between the shoulder and the ham.

Questions about midlings

What is midlings the archaic form of?
Midlings is the archaic form of middlings.

Words near midlings in the dictionary

  1. midline
  2. midline theorem
  3. midliners
  4. midlines
  5. midling
  6. midlings
  7. midlingual
  8. midlist
  9. midlittoral
  10. midlives
  11. midlobe

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