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Windowing, Winnowing, vbl. n. Also: windewing, wyndowing, -yng, wyndoing, windong, wondoing, wondowng, wondong, vondong, woundowing. [ME and e.m.E. windwunge (Ancr. R.), wyndwyng (1375), wynwing, wyndewynge (both Wyclif), wyndoinge (1586), winnowing (1636).] The process of winnowing grain; an instance of this.(a) 1566 Lothian P. MS (Reg. H.).
For my expensis at the wondowng ane day beir and vther atis … vj s. 1566 Lothian P. MS (Reg. H.).
For my expensis at casting iij s. and wondong of the same [corn] iij s. 1567 Lothian P. MS (Reg. H.).
Vondong 1567 Lothian P. MS (Reg. H.).
Wondoing 1567 Lothian P. MS (Reg. H.).
Twa dayis wondong [of corn] and de expensis iij s. 1651 Rec. Old Aberd. II 47.
For woundowing corne on the day of fast(b) 1567 Lothian P. MS (Reg. H.).
For the … windong of the beir iij s. 1571 Inverness Rec. I 204.
He withhaldis fray me ane boll wyndowyng aittis quhilk I suld haif had for the wyndowing of fourscoir bollis aittis 1609 Ellon Presb. 81.
[Complaints of Sunday labouring at Cruden] leiding, scheiring, milling, killing, windowing and siclyk(c) 1657 Boharm Kirk S. 1 March.
Janet Rob … was guiltie of brak of Sabboth by winnowing corne, washing of cloaths, and mucking byres

b. attrib.and comb.Also fig.attrib. 1571 Inverness Rec. I 204 (see (b) above). 1596 Oldcambus Acc. 2.
Of windowing lottfig. 1651 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 663.
We are fallen in winnowing and trying timescomb. c1520-c1535 Nisbet Matth. iii 12.
Quhais windewing clathe is in his hand, and he sa fullie clenge his corn flure, and sal gader his quhete into his berne 1688 Holmains Baron Ct. 25 Jan.
A winnowing cloth stolen out of mylne of Daltonellipt. 1568 Edinburgh Testaments I 169a.
Ane baiking clayth … ane wyndoing price xxvi s.