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middlings

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdlɪŋz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋz/
  • General-American: /ˈmɪd(ə)lɪŋz/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Commodities that are of intermediate price, quality, or size.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: business

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Partially refined ore or petroleum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: business

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Low-grade or coarse flour; coarse wheat mixed with bran.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Qualifier: milling

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The part of a pig between the shoulder and the ham.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Southern-US, plural, plural-only

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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5

noun

Meaning 5

plural of middling

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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History

Etymology

From middling + -s.