winnowing fan
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winnowing-fan — noun see winnowing basket * * * winnˈowing fan or winnˈowing machine noun A fan or machine for winnowing • • • Main Entry: ↑winnow … Useful english dictionary
fan — Ⅰ. fan [1] ► NOUN 1) an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation. 2) a hand held device, typically folding and circular, that is waved so as to cool the user. ► VERB (fanned, fanning) 1) cool by… … English terms dictionary
Winnowing — Wind winnowing is an agricultural method developed by ancient cultures for separating grain from chaff. It is also used to remove weevils or other pests from stored grain. Threshing, the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw, is… … Wikipedia
Winnowing Oar — The Winnowing Oar ( athereloigon Greek ἀθηρηλοιγόν ) is an object that appears in Books XI and XXIII of Homer s Odyssey. [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?lookup=Hom.+Od.+1.1 The Odyssey] , Perseus Project] In the epic, Odysseus is… … Wikipedia
fan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an apparatus, usu. with rotating blades, giving a current of air for ventilation etc. 2 a device, usu. folding and forming a semicircle when spread out, for agitating the air to cool oneself. 3 anything spread out like a fan, e.g … Useful english dictionary
fan — fan1 noun 1》 an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation. 2》 a hand held device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is waved so as to cool the user. 3》 a… … English new terms dictionary
winnowing basket — noun or winnowing fan ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ 1. : a device for winnowing grain 2. : a representation of a winnowing basket used as a heraldic design … Useful english dictionary
Fan — (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface; as:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fan blower — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fan cricket — Fan Fan (f[a^]n), n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
