winnowing fan → fan (hand-held) 1 realization
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme fan
meaning 1 winnowing fan
direction →
meaning 2 fan
reference Harper's Etymonline
comment Middle English fan, from Old English fann 'a winnowing, fan', from Latin vannus 'fan for winnowing grain'

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