v. t.
Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor. Ruth. iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
Winnow well this thought, and you shall find
This light as chaff that flies before the wind. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan
Winnows the buxom air. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To separate chaff from grain. [ 1913 Webster ]
Winnow not with every wind. Ecclus. v. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing machine. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of one who, or that which, winnows. [ 1913 Webster ]