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fanning mill

fanning mill noun: a device using an air blast to winnow grain, using riddles and sieves.

fanning mill: a device using an air blast to winnow grain, using riddles and sieves
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Noun

fanning mill (plural fanning mills)

  1. A device using an air blast to winnow grain, using riddles and sieves.

Synonyms of fanning mill

Forms of fanning mill

pluralfanning mills

Questions about fanning mill

What does fanning mill mean?
Fanning mill means a device using an air blast to winnow grain, using riddles and sieves.
What part of speech is fanning mill?
Fanning mill is a noun.
What is the plural of fanning mill?
The plural of fanning mill is fanning mills.

Words near fanning mill in the dictionary

  1. fanniids
  2. Fannin
  3. Fannin County
  4. fanning
  5. Fanning Island
  6. fanning mill
  7. fanning mills
  8. fanning out
  9. fanning the fire
  10. fanning the flame
  11. fanning the flames

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