Winnoweth
Corn was winnowed,
1. By being thrown up by a shovel against the wind. As a rule this was done in the evening or during the night, when the west wind from the sea was blowing, which was a moderate breeze and fitted for the purpose. The north wind was too strong, and the east wind came in gusts.
2. By the use of a fan or van, by which the chaff was blown away (Ruth 3:2; Isaiah 30:24; Jeremiah 4:11, 12; Matthew 3:12).
WINNOW, verb transitive [Latin , a fan.]
1. To separate and drive off the chaff from grain by means of wind. Grain is winnowed by a fan, or by a machine, or by pouring it out of a vessel in a current of air.
2. To fan; to beat as with wings.
3. To examine; to sift for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth.
WINNOW well this thought.
4. To separate, as the bad from the good.
WINNOW, verb intransitive To separate chaff from corn.
WINNOW not with every wind.
WINNOWED, participle passive Separated from the chaff by wind; sifted; examined.
WINNOWER, noun One who winnows.
WINNOWING, participle present tense Separating from the chaff by wind; examining.