WINNOW


Meaning of WINNOW in English

/ ˈwɪnəʊ; NAmE -noʊ/ verb

[ vn ] to blow air through grain in order to remove its outer covering (called the chaff )

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PHRASAL VERBS

- winnow sb/sth out (of sth)

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English windwian , from wind , of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.