glean

Definitions


[ɡliːn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty
(e.g: the information is gleaned from press cuttings)

- gather (leftover grain) after a harvest
(e.g: the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin




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