1) Separation 2) Sifting 3) Winnow
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1) Sifting 2) Winnow
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- the act of separating grain from chaff
- separate from chaff; of grain
- blow on
- separate wheat from chaff
- treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated, as of grain
- remove by a current of air, as of chaff
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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 loosening of grain or seeds from the husks and straw, is the step in the chaff-removal process that comes before winnowing. `Winnowing the chaff` is a common ex.....
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• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Winnew • (n.) The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
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Traditionally used to mean the process of separating grain from chaff, in the chocolate industry it refers to the separation of the dry shells of the cacao bean from the cocoa nibs, which are then ground to make chocolate.
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Win'now·ing noun The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
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(also known as Kibbling) The process of removing the shells from roasted cacao beans, leaving the cocoa nibs which will be ground to make chocolate.
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Part of a twilight territorial and courtship display given by both male and female Common Snipe. The birds circle high in the air and produce a series of rapid, pulsating, whistle-hums (called winnows) by spreading the tail and diving at high speeds—causing the stiff outer tail feathers to vibrate. European Snipe also winnow.
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