Meanings
nounfanning mill (plural fanning mills)
plural fanning mills
- A device using an air blast to winnow grain, using riddles and sieves.
Synonyms: winnowing machine, winnowing mill
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device using an air blast to winnow grain, using riddles and sieves.
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Translations
Dutch wanmolen
- wanmolendevice to winnow grain
Polish wialnia
- wialniadevice to winnow grain
Russian веялка
- веялка (vejalka)device to winnow grain
Ukrainian млинок
- млинок (mlynok)device to winnow grain
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