Defn: Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary. "A town of but middling size." Hallam. Plainly furnished, as beseemed the middling circumstances of its inhabitants. Hawthorne. — Mid"dling*ly, adv. — Mid"dling*ness, n.
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.
MIDDY
Mid"dy, n.; pl. Middies (.
Defn: A colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.
MIDFEATHER
Mid"feath`er, n.
1. (Steam Boilers)
Defn: A vertical water space in a fire box or combustion chamber.
2. (Mining)