Winnow /(wĭn"nō̇)/

imp. & p. p. Winnowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Winnowing

1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain.

   Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor.

2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as bad from good.

   Winnow well this thought, and you shall find This light as chaff that flies before the wind.

3. To beat with wings, or as with wings. [Poetic]

   Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan Winnows the buxom air.

1. To separate chaff from grain.

   Winnow not with every wind.