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Webster 1913 Edition
Gleaning
Glean′ing
,Noun.
The act of gathering after reapers; that which is collected by gleaning.
Glenings
of natural knowledge. Cook.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gleaning
GLE'ANING
,ppr.
GLE'ANING
,Noun.
1.
That which is collected by gleaning.Definition 2024
gleaning
gleaning
English
Noun
gleaning (plural gleanings)
- 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.
- (ornithology) The catching of insects and other invertebrates by plucking them from within foliage, or sometimes from the ground. It may also be applied to where prey is picked off, or from within, natural and man-made surfaces such as rock faces and under the eaves of houses.
Translations
something learned by gleaning
act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields
catching of insects and other invertebrates by plucking them from within foliage
Verb
gleaning
- present participle of glean