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winnowing fan en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A specially shaped winnowing basket, in which grain is shaken in the process of winnowing, with the shape of the basket allowing the chaff to spill out more readily.
   • The wind is the natural winnower, but man can help the wind by exposing the mixed chaff and grain. This he throws up on the winnowing fan against the wind, the wind blows away the chaff and the heavier grain falls to the ground. The best instrument with which to do this is naturally an oar-like pole, broadened at the end to serve as a shovel. Such an instrument was the πτύον (ptúon) or winnowing fan. 1908, Jane Ellen Harrison, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion, page 529:
2. Any fan device, including those electrically powered, used in winnowing.

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Relateds

winnower · winnowing machine · winnowing basket · winnowing fork · winnowing shovel

Translations (21)

got 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍉 (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · grc λίκνον (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · ta முறம் (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · hy քամհար (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · az hövsər (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · pl wiejadło (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · ja 箕 (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · sw uteo (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · ota منشار (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · fi löyhytin (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · la vannus (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · cy gwyntyll (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · sv vindsikt (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · fr van (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · cmn 風車 /风车 (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · sw ungo (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · la ventilābrum (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · ru ве́ялка (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · ki gĩtarũrũ (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · br gwentell (fan used to separate chaff from grain) · grc πτύον (fan used to separate chaff from grain)