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    Winnow \Win"now\ (w[i^]n"n[-o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winnowed}
    (w[i^]n"n[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winnowing}.] [OE. windewen,
    winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.),
    winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L.
    wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. [root]131.
    See {Wind} moving air, and cf. {Fan}., n., {Ventilate}.]
    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.
    --Ruth. iii.
    2.

    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.
    --Dryden.

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

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

    1. The opening day's competition winnowed a field of 222, the largest in the history of the event, to 151, including Lisa, a 4th grader who studies the violin.
    2. But these were winnowed down and finally just 100 were chosen by the 12-member ruling Politburo.
    3. The company has since negotiated several cuts in what it pays for cod, and has winnowed the price to $1.80 a pound, effective July 1.
    4. A panel of judges winnowed the finalists for Solnit's review, Ms. Dion said.
    5. In recent weeks, bidders have been winnowed down from more than two dozen.
    6. Staffers from the Treasury, House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee winnowed down a long array of tax increases and tax breaks to what one House staff member characterized as "a more manageable list."
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