Definition of "glean"
verb:
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To harvest grain left behind after the crop has been reaped.
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To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
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To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.
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noun:
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Cleaning; afterbirth.
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