winnowing shovel

noun

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

Meanings

nounwinnowing shovel (plural winnowing shovels)

plural winnowing shovels · alternative winnowing-shovel

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

Translations

Ancient Greek πτύον
  • πτύον (ptúon)shovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Arabic مِذْرًى, مِذْرَاة
  • مِذْرًى (miḏran)shovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
  • مِذْرَاة (miḏrāh)shovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Chinese Mandarin 揚穀鏟 /扬谷铲
  • 揚穀鏟 /扬谷铲shovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Finnish viskin, viskain
  • viskinshovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
  • viskainshovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
  • auskarishovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
  • äyskärishovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
French pelle à vanner
  • pelle à vannershovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
German Worfschaufel, Worfelschaufel
  • Worfschaufelshovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
  • Worfelschaufelshovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Hebrew רַחַת
  • רַחַת (raḥaṯ)shovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Latin ventilābrum
  • ventilābrumshovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Polish wiejadło
  • wiejadłoshovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Swedish kastskovel
  • kastskovelshovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Turkish çeç küreği
  • çeç küreğishovel used to winnow — see also winnowing fork
Cite this entry
APA

winnowing shovel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnowing%20shovel

MLA

“winnowing shovel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnowing%20shovel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winnowing shovel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winnowing%20shovel.

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