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WINNOWINGS
Noun
winnowings
plural of winnowing
Source: Wiktionary
WINNOWING
Win"now*ing, n.
Definition: The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
WINNOW
Win"now, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winnowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Winnowing.] Etym: [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.
Win"now, v. i.
Definition: To separate chaff from grain. Winnow not with every wind. Ecclus. v. 9.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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