middlings

British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

The elite -- those who've won awards, broken box office records, sold successful franchises--are often welcomed back even as newbies like Nate Parker or middlings like Lindsay Lohan are cut loose. 

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2016

Skim milk, crusts, middlings, bits of doughnuts, wheat cakes with drops of maple syrup sticking to them, potato skins, leftover custard pudding with raisins, and bits of Shredded Wheat.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

The smell was delicious—warm milk, potato skins, wheat middlings, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, and a popover left from the Zuckermans’ breakfast.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

The pre-war belief that sharps or middlings only was the most suitable food for sows with litters and for newly weaned pigs has been somewhat modified.

From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Spencer, Sanders

To this end the semolina or middlings are fed on a sieve vibrated by an eccentric and set at a slight downward angle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various