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Definition of Winnowing

Winnowing
Winnowing Win"now*ing, n. The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
Winnowing
Winnew Win"new, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winnowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Winnowing.] [OE. windewen, winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.), winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L. wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. ????. See Wind moving air, and cf. Fan., n., Ventilate.] 1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain. Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor. --Ruth. iii. 2. 2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as had from good. Winnow well this thought, and you shall find This light as chaff that flies before the wind. --Dryden. 3. To beat with wings, or as with wings.[Poetic] Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan Winnows the buxom air. --Milton.

Meaning of Winnowing from wikipedia

- Winnowing is a process by which chaff is separated from grain. It can also be used to remove pests from stored grain. Winnowing usually follows threshing...
- concluding that drafting a law restricting chaffing and winnowing would be far too difficult. The term winnowing was suggested by Ronald Rivest's father. Before...
- Look up winnowing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Winnowing is an agricultural method for separating grain from chaff. Winnowing may also refer to:...
- Shawcross created a work, Winnowing Oar, based on the object. Sculpted in oak, spruce and ash, it is an imaginary tool with a winnowing shovel at one end and...
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- A winnowing basket or fan is a tool for winnowing grain from chaff while removing dirt and dust too. They have been used traditionally in a number of...
- In sedimentology, winnowing is the natural removal of fine material from a co****r sediment by wind or flowing water. Once a sediment has been deposited...
- "The Winnowing" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. In the year 2005, the world's po****tion of six billion is suffering...
- Winnowing barns (or winnowing houses) were structures commonly found in South Carolina on antebellum rice plantations. A winnowing barn consists of a large...
- sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found. — 1894 Ely trial committee final report, via Herfurth's Sifting and Winnowing Ely later referred...