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glean verb

  /ɡliːn/
  • To collect what is left behind (grain, grapes, etc.) after the main harvest or gathering.
 nachlesen, schnorren
  • (figurative) To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
 herausbekommen, zusammentragen

gleaning noun

  /ˈɡliːnɪŋ/
  • 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.
 Nachlese, Ährenlesen

gleanings noun

  /ˈɡliːnɪŋz/
  • the crops leftover from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested, or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest
 Nachlese
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