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The winnowing fan is an agricultural tool used in the process of harvesting cereals in the pre-industrial era. It was made of wood and had stone and later iron blades on its underside. With its help, farmers could separate the grain - wheat from the ear. Usually an animal, such as a donkey, cow or bull, pulled it into the threshing floor. Many times children would climb on top of the duenna to make it heavier and easier to break the grain. It was also used to level the surface of the soil or to help cover the sown grain so that it would not be eaten by birds.

Other names: svarna, doueni, dukani, dukane, dugana (Thrace), voloscyros (Crete), volosthros (Milos), bucane (Cyprus), toucan (Pontus)