English Explanatory Dictionary

winnowing fan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  2. Any fan device, including those electrically powered, used in winnowing.

Word forms

winnowing fan winnowing fans

Related words

winnowing basket winnowing shovel winnowing fork winnowing machine winnower

Translations

Armenian: քամհար Azerbaijani: hövsər Breton: gwentell Chinese Mandarin: 風車 /风车 Finnish: löyhytin French: van Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍉 Ancient Greek: πτύον Ancient Greek: λίκνον Japanese: 箕 Kikuyu: gĩtarũrũ Latin: vannus Latin: ventilābrum Polish: wiejadło Russian: ве́ялка Swahili: ungo Swahili: uteo Swedish: vindsikt Tamil: முறம் Ottoman Turkish: منشار Welsh: gwyntyll
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