winnow

Definition

Agriculture

• verb to separate grain from chaff. Originally this was done by throwing the grain and chaff up into the air, the lighter chaff being blown away by the wind.

Nearby Definitions of “winnow”

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Contexts for “winnow”

1 definition in context
• Agriculture