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The Sanskrit *surpa* or winnowing tray to remove chaff, for example after rice pounding, is also believed to be a borrowed wood (Shendge, 1977, p, 241), indicating even prior usage of this device. For winnowing large amounts, pouring the material from a height in the open in a natural mild breeze is commonly employed.