simple past tense and past participle of glean

(obsolete) cleaning; afterbirth

A collection made by gleaning.

To collect what is left behind (grain, grapes, etc.) after the main harvest or gathering. / To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).

present participle of glean

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glean

Something learned by gleaning. / The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.

plural of gleaning (“act of harvesting leftover crops”)

the crops leftover from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested, or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest