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n the act of separating grain from chaff v separate the chaff from by using air currents v blow on v select desirable parts from a group or list v blow away or off with a current of air

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  1. n the act of separating grain from chaff v separate the chaff from by using air currents v blow on v select desirable parts from a group or list v blow away or off with a current of air