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The blasts of adversity were necessary to winnow the spurious and false away, and to leave the tried and true behind.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThe corn thrashed out is cleared away by the men, others winnow it, others heap it, others supply fresh layers.
These had lived there so long as to be able to winnow the chaff and throw the refuse off.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeon
Wer't nae for thy girning face I would knock the big, winnow the corn, and grun the meal!
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney HartlandThis seems unlikely, unless it can be shown that Winwaloe and winnow or Winoc were the same person.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. Salmon
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