Winnow

(noun.) the act of separating grain from chaff; 'the winnowing was done by women'.

(verb.) blow away or off with a current of air; 'winnow chaff'.

(verb.) separate the chaff from by using air currents; 'She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field'.

(verb.) blow on; 'The wind was winnowing her hair'; 'the wind winnowed the grass'.

黛尔编辑

• These I heated before the fire, as well as I could, and rubbed them till the husks came off, which I made a shift to winnow from the grain. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.

道格拉斯校对