- gleaning
- The gathering together of crops which have been reaped. Going over a harvested field and collecting grain not taken by the harvesters. Obtaining information in bits.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Gleaning — is 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. Some ancient cultures promoted gleaning as an early form of a welfare system … Wikipedia
gleaning — index acquisition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 gleaning … Law dictionary
Gleaning — Glean ing, n. The act of gathering after reapers; that which is collected by gleaning. [1913 Webster] Glenings of natural knowledge. Cook. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gleaning — Glean Glean, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gleaning}.] [OE. glenen, OF. glener, glaner, F. glaner, fr. LL. glenare; cf. W. glan clean, glanh?u to clean, purify, or AS. gelm, gilm, a hand?ul.] [1913 Webster] 1. To gather after a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gleaning — /glee ning/, n. 1. the act of a person who gleans. 2. gleanings, things found or acquired by gleaning. [1400 50; late ME glenynge. See GLEAN, ING1] * * * … Universalium
gleaning — noun a) Something learned by gleaning. b) 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 … Wiktionary
gleaning — /glee ning/, n. 1. the act of a person who gleans. 2. gleanings, things found or acquired by gleaning. [1400 50; late ME glenynge. See GLEAN, ING1] … Useful english dictionary
Gleaning Network — is the most widespread and volunteer oriented of the Society of St. Andrew s ministries. Gleaning is the traditional Biblical practice of gathering crops that would otherwise be left in the fields to rot or be plowed under after harvest. Because… … Wikipedia
Gleaning (birds) — Gleaning, or gleaning insects, is a common feeding strategy for some groups of birds, including most flycatchers. This behaviour can be contrasted with hawking. Many species of birds make use of both strategies depending on the availability of… … Wikipedia
Gleaning Mouse — Taxobox name = Gleaning Mouse status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Peromyscus species group = P. aztecus species = P. spicilegus binomial =… … Wikipedia
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