Defn: To separate chaff from grain.
Winnow not with every wind. Ecclus. v. 9.
WINNOWER
Win"now*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing machine.
WINNOWING
Win"now*ing, n.
Defn: The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
WINROW
Win"row`, n.
Defn: A windrow.
WINSING
Win"sing, a.
Defn: Winsome. [Obs.] Chaucer.
WINSOME Win"some, a. [Compar. Winsomer; superl. Winsomest.] Etym: [AS. wynsum, fr. wynn joy; akin to OS. wunnia, OHG. wunna, wunni, G. wonne, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad), AS. wunian to dwell. Win, v. t., Wont, a.]