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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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