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winnower Definition


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winnow
verb winnowed, winnowing
    1. To separate chaff from (grain) by blowing a current of air through it or fanning it.
      Thesaurus: sift, separate, divide, comb out, cull, select, fan, part.
    2. To sift (evidence, etc).
Derivative: winnower
noun
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon windwian.

    Phrasal Verb: winnow something out
      To blow (chaff) from grain.To identify and reject what is unwanted from a group or mass.


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