[mid.dling] n (1543) 1: any of various commodities of intermediate size, quality, or position
2. pl but sing or pl in constr: a granular product of grain milling; esp: a wheat milling by-product used in animal feeds
[2]middling adj (1550) 1: of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or quality
2: mediocre, second-rate -- middling adv -- mid.dling.ly adv