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what is albeldar?

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i am looking for meaning of spanish albeldar

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updated Sep 28, 2010
posted by alainvinckier
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Albeldar = beldar -> The actiont to throw the wheat to the air for separate the grain from the chaff (for exemple)

updated Sep 28, 2010
posted by kawalero
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beldar - to winnow .

to winnow

win·now (wn) v. win·nowed, win·now·ing, win·nows v.tr. 1. a. To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air. b. To rid of undesirable parts. 2. To blow (chaff) off or away. 3. To blow away; scatter. 4. To blow on; fan: a breeze winnowing the tall grass. 5. To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift. 6. a. To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate: winnowing out the errors in logic. b. To sort or select (a desirable part); extract. v.intr. 1. To separate grain from chaff. 2. To separate the good from the bad. n. 1. A device for winnowing grain. 2. An act of winnowing. [Middle English winnewen, alteration of windwen, from Old English windwian, from wind, wind; see wind1.] winnow·er n.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/winnow

updated Sep 28, 2010
edited by amy_moreno
posted by amy_moreno