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单词 vanning
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vanningn.1

Etymology: < van v.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈvanning.
1.
a. The action of winnowing with a fan. Obsolete.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > winnowing
winnowing?c1225
windinga1500
vanning1552
fanning1577
eventilation1658
ventilation1658
exaceration1676
dightinga1774
wimming1825
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vannyng, uannatio.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 607 The winnowing, vanning, and laying up either of corne or pulse.
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §671 The Corne which in the Vanning lieth lowest, is the best.
b. The action of tossing in a winnowing-fan.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > pitch and toss, etc. > [noun]
vanning1606
pitch-and-chuck1688
pitch-and-hustle1688
chuck-farthing1699
hustle-cap1709
chuck1711
pitch-and-toss1721
pitch-farthing1737
pitch1745
chock1819
pinch1828
pitch-penny1830
chuck-hole1837
chuck-halfpenny1838
toss-halfpenny1848
three-up1851
chuck-button1863
toss-penny1874
toss and catch1904
1606 P. Holland in tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars Annot. 36* Sagatio,..that pastime with us in some place called the canvasing, and else where, the vanning of dogs.
2. The action or process of separating ore on a shovel. Also attributive, as vanning-action, vanning shovel.
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society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > excavating or dressing ore > dressing ore
puddlingc1585
vanning1671
jigging1778
ore-dressing1837
mineral dressing1931
1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2098 Vanning..is performed by pulverising the stone, or clay, or what else may be suspected to contain any mineral body, and placing it on a Vanning shovel.
1767 Philos. Trans. 1766 (Royal Soc.) 56 38 I employed a tinner dextrous in vanning (a way of breaking and trying ores, by washing them on a shovel gently with water) to try it in his usual way.
1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 223 This must be repeated, till it is cleansed from the rough gravelly parts, which may be known by vanning of it on a shovel.
1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall xv. 585 Great dexterity is exhibited by the tinners in the operation termed vanning.
1874 J. H. Collins Princ. Metal Mining (1875) i. 11 The same principle is at the bottom of the beautiful art of ‘vanning’.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 920/1 The object throughout is..to imitate the vanning action of the miner's shovel.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

vanningn.2

Brit. /ˈvanɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈvænɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: van n.3, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < van n.3 + -ing suffix1.With sense 1 compare slightly earlier van v.2 1. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier vanner n.2 2, and also earlier caravanning n.
1. The action of conveying or transporting something, esp. a horse, by van or caravan. Frequently with reference to the transportation of a racehorse to a meeting.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > in a van
vanning1841
1841 Era 11 July 9/4 The vanning system is rapidly working most essential alterations here, as the training can be carried on in quiet, and the horse be popped down upon his engagements.
1871 Daily News 4 Dec. 2/1 Another spell of railway travelling and vanning at both ends.
1978 Cumberland (Maryland) News 7 Jan. 12/1 Hialeah Race Track pay for the vanning of horses to and from Calder and Gulfstream Park tracks for Hialeah racing.
2011 Newstex Blogs (Nexis) 24 June The track would pay for the vanning costs of any displaced horse that needs to come back to Churchill for a race.
2. Originally (British): the action or practice of living, travelling, or spending one's holidays in a caravan; = caravanning n. Later also (North American): the action or practice of driving or touring in a van. Cf. vanner n.2 2.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > travelling in a caravan
caravanning1758
vanning1895
trailering1938
1895 World (N.Y.) 19 July (Evening ed.) 3/3Vanning’ has become well established in British political campaigns in the country.
1909 Common Cause 17 June 129/2 Nice as vanning is, it is extremely tiring when you have to earn your living as you go along.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 10 Apr. 1/3 Rhonda says there's more to vanning than just transforming a stock van into a ‘kandy-kolored, tangerine-flake, streamline baby’.
2009 @apleaforandy 21 June in twitter.com (accessed 12 Jan. 2020) Major long day of vanning in canada.
2017 @caravanningaust 2 June in twitter.com (accessed 5 Feb. 2021) There are some great places around the world for caravanning. Have you gone 'vanning overseas?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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