fanning mill

American  

noun

Agriculture.

1. a machine for winnowing grain by the action of riddles and sieves and an air blast.

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Etymology

Origin of fanning mill

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

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fanning mill

The fanning mill and piles of grain bags made fantastic shadows on the wall in the lantern's dim light, and seemed to his distorted fancy like dark and terrible spectres waiting to spring upon him.

From Sowing Seeds in Danny by McClung, Nellie L.

The rattle of the fanning mill announced the finishing of the task.

From Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian by Haight, Canniff

A more perfect cleaning afterwards could be secured with a grain fanning mill or a simple sieve of the right mesh.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)

Then the fanning mill came into play to clean the grain, after which it was carried to the granary, whence again it was taken either to the mill or to market.

From Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian by Haight, Canniff

He saw the wagon-works and the fanning mill factory and the reaper industry come up out of these timber products.

From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus