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Winnow   /wˈɪnˌoʊ/   Listen
Winnow

noun
1.
The act of separating grain from chaff.  Synonyms: sifting, winnowing.



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"Winnow" Quotes from Famous Books



... this Work more expeditious, and to gain time, put a thick Mat upon a Table, and spread the Kernels upon it as they come hot from the Shovel, and roll a Roller of Iron over them to crack and get off the Skins of the Kernels; afterward they winnow all in a splinter Sieve, till the ...
— The Natural History of Chocolate • D. de Quelus



Words linked to "Winnow" :   cull out, remove, take away, sieve, sifting, pick out, take, withdraw, winnowing, select, separation, choose, fan, sift, strain



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