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winnow
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[ˈwɪnəʊ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff
(e.g: a combine cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain in one operation)
- (of the wind) blow
(e.g: the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass)
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Origin
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Old English windwian, from wind (see wind)
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