vanner.
to winnow
Meaning & usage
to winnow
to shake about, jolt, jostle
to scrutinise (analyse thoroughly)
to knacker, tire out, flush
to stir (a sauce or soup) to avoid the formation of a skin
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin vannāre, from Latin vannere, vannō.
to provide [a river] with sluice gates or floodgates
Where this word comes from
From vanne (“floodgate”) + -er.
to kid, joke, crack jokes
to kid, tease, rib someone
Where this word comes from
From etymology 1, and later from vanne (“wisecrack”) + -er.
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