Middles

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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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