sifter

English

/ˈsɪftɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A tool for sifting, especially one for powdered cooking ingredients.
  • (rare) One who sifts.
  • Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose, so called because it sifts or strains its food from the water and mud by means of the lamellae of the beak.

Etymology

Suffix from English sift.

Origin

English

sift

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