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Yes, winnow is playable

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"Winnow" Definition

noun

A device for winnowing grain.
An act of winnowing.
A device for.
The action of winnowing.
A motion resembling that of winnowing.

verb-transitive

To blow (chaff) off or away.
To blow away; scatter.
To blow on; fan: a breeze winnowing the tall grass.
To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift.
To rid of undesirable parts.

verb-intransitive

To separate grain from chaff.
To separate the good from the bad.

verb

To remove (as chaff) by a current of air.
To get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted).
To treat (as grain) by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated.
To free of unwanted or inferior elements.
To blow on.

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