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Definition of: glean
(glēn) v.t. & v.i.
1. To collect (information, facts, etc.) by patient effort.
2. To gather (the leavings) from a field after the crop has been reaped.
3. To gather the leavings from (a field, etc.). [<OF glener <LL glenare <Celtic]
—glean′er noun
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