middlings

mid·dling

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Definitions of middlings word

adjective middlings medium, moderate, oraverage in size, quantity, or quality: The returns on such a large investment may be only middling. 1
adjective middlings mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; pedestrian: The restaurant's entrées are no better than middling. 1
adjective middlings Older Use. in fairly good health. 1
adverb middlings moderately; fairly. 1
noun middlings middlings, any of various products or commodities of intermediate quality, grade, size, etc., as the coarser particles of ground wheat mingled with bran. 1
noun middlings Often, middlings. Also called middling meat. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. salt pork or smoked side meat. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English (north). See mid1, -ling2

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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