winnowing fork

noun

A pitchfork used to winnow rice or grain from the chaff.

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Meanings

nounwinnowing fork (plural winnowing forks)

plural winnowing forks · alternative winnowing-fork

  1. A pitchfork used to winnow rice or grain from the chaff.

Translations

Ancient Greek θρῖναξ
  • θρῖναξ (thrînax)fork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Arabic مِذْرًى, مِذْرَاة
  • مِذْرًى (miḏran)fork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
  • مِذْرَاة (miḏrāh)fork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Chinese Mandarin 揚穀叉 /扬谷叉
  • 揚穀叉 /扬谷叉fork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Finnish haarukkamainen viskin, haarukkamainen viskain
  • haarukkamainen viskinfork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
  • haarukkamainen viskainfork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
French fourche à vanner
  • fourche à vannerfork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
German Worfgabel, Worfelgabel
  • Worfgabelfork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
  • Worfelgabelfork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Hebrew מִזְרֶה
  • מִזְרֶה (mizre)fork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Latin ventilābrum
  • ventilābrumfork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Polish wiejadło
  • wiejadłofork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Swedish kastskovel
  • kastskovelfork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Turkish yaba
  • yabafork used to winnow — see also winnowing shovel
Cite this entry
APA

winnowing fork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnowing%20fork

MLA

“winnowing fork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnowing%20fork. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winnowing fork,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnowing%20fork.

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