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What (who) is Winnow - definition

METHOD OF SEPARATING GRAIN FROM CHAFF

Winnowed; Wind winnowing; Winnow; Winnowing-fan; Liknon; Winnowing fork; Winnowing machine; Winnowing fan; Fanning mill; Winnower

winnow

¦ verb

1. blow air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff.

remove (chaff) from grain.

2. examine in order to identify the most valuable or useful elements.

identify (a valuable or useful element).

3. literary (of the wind) blow.

4. (of a bird) fan (the air) with its wings.

Derivatives

winnower noun

Origin

OE windwian, from wind (see wind¹).

winnow

(winnows, winnowing, winnowed)

If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not. (LITERARY)

Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three.

VERB: V n

winnow

v. a.

1.

Fan, clear of chaff.

2.

Separate, part, divide, sift.

Wikipedia

Winnowing

Winnowing is a process by which chaff is separated from grain. It can also be used to remove pests from stored grain. Winnowing usually follows threshing in grain preparation. In its simplest form, it involves throwing the mixture into the air so that the wind blows away the lighter chaff, while the heavier grains fall back down for recovery. Techniques included using a winnowing fan (a shaped basket shaken to raise the chaff) or using a tool (a winnowing fork or shovel) on a pile of harvested grain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnowing

Examples of use of Winnow

1. They cross–checked and doublechecked to winnow out errors.

2. That‘s what our party needs.‘‘ He said he expects the crowded field might winnow down by mid–December.

3. That‘s what our party needs." He said he expects the crowded field "might winnow down by mid–December.

4. Still, the disparity had the potential to winnow the field and trigger a reshuffling among the top tier of candidates.

5. How does it winnow down a haystack with several hundred million pieces of straw so that it can find the deadly needle?