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winnow

verb

NAmE//ˈwɪnoʊ//

winnow somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they winnow

he / she / it winnows

past simple winnowed

-ing form winnowing

to blow air through grain in order to remove its outer covering (called thechaff)

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