GLEAN

glean

Noun

  1. A collection made by gleaning.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. cleaning; afterbirth

Verb

  1. To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
  2. To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).
    to glean a field
  3. To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
  4. To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.
    He gleaned a living from newspaper work for a few months, but in the summer went to a fishing village 1 where 2 he wrote his great historical drama, "Master Olof." (Translators Edith and Warner Oland on author .)


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