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winnow |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Winnow \Win"now\, v. i. To separate chaff from grain. Winnow not with every wind. --Ecclus. v. 9. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: winnow n : the act of winnowing [syn: {winnowing}, {sifting}] v 1: separate from chaff; of grain [syn: {fan}] 2: blow on "The wind was winnowing her hair" 3: separate wheat from chaff; "She stood there winnowing all day in the field" 4: treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated, as of grain 5: remove by a current of air, as of chaff From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Winnow Corn was winnowed, (1.) By being thrown up by a shovel against the wind. As a rule this was done in the evening or during the night, when the west wind from the sea was blowing, which was a moderate breeze and fitted for the purpose. The north wind was too strong, and the east wind came in gusts. (2.) By the use of a fan or van, by which the chaff was blown away (Ruth 3:2; Isa. 30:24; Jer. 4:11, 12; Matt. 3:12).
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