English regional (Cheshire). The action of beating barley so as to detach the awns. Cf. peal, v.2 1b.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > beating barley > instrument or machine (4) pealing-irons1688 English regional (Cheshire). The action of beating barley so as to detach the awns. Cf. peal, v.2 1b. hummeller1842 One who or that which hummels; spec. a machine for removing the awns from barley. barley-hummeller1851 a machine for separating barley from the awns. awner1881 One who or that which awns; spec. a machine for removing the awns from grain. |
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