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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.
 glanage

glean verb

  /ɡlin/ , /ɡliːn/
  • To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.
  • To collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest.
  • To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.
 glaner
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