- Bristles on the chin - Bristly growth - Chin growth - Is five o’clock shadow the last straw? - Rough growth, as of beard - The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left
in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle.
- The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour
by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for
puddings, soups, etc. -- called also manna groats. - The husked grains of manna grass.
- 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. - 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.