winnowing-fork

A form of winnowing fork — A pitchfork used to winnow rice or grain from the chaff.

Meanings

nounwinnowing-fork (plural winnowing-forks)

plural winnowing-forks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of winnowing fork.
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