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winnow

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Koohii stories:

1) [Katsuo] 17-6-2007(32): To winnow you need two things: a winnowing fan (no. 2643 箕 ) and a pelt (to use as a bag to collect the grain you winnowed).

2) [Aerin] 25-3-2008(6): Having no winnowing fan handy, the servant was forced to flap a large pelt about in an attempt to winnow (fan) his master.

3) [blannk] 8-12-2009(3): After Bobby Fischer's 箕 winnowing fan (#2643 箕) winnowed Spassky's bamboo pawn from the other pieces in the famous game three, the rest was history: Spassky returned to Moscow in disgrace & was pelted by fruits & vegetables.

4) [gavmck] 6-3-2010(2): Now you may have seen the traditional winnowing technique whereby grain is placed on a sheet (or pelt) which is then held at the corners and flicked to send the grain into the air. The winnowing fan (#2643 箕)箕 creates a draft to disperse the chaff. So the fan, by itself is not enough. To winnow we need to pair the winnowing fan with the pelt.

5) [dancingblade] 16-11-2011(1): The officials discovered that the chess master was cheating using a winnowing fan (#2643 箕) so they stripped him of it. However the chess master somehow retained the ability to WIN NOW. Frowned upon by the chess community, he is often pelted with rooks.

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