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(transitive, agriculture) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
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穀物などの粒状物質を、風を利用して軽い部分と重い部分に分ける作業をする。 / 農業において、穀物を風でふるいにかけ、籾と胚芽などの不要な部分を取り除くこと。
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