VAN


Meaning of VAN in English

n. 1 the testing of ore quality by washing on a shovel or by machine. 2 archaic a winnowing fan. 3 archaic or poet. a wing.

[ ME, southern & western var. of FAN(1), perh. partly f. OF van or L vannus ]

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