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▪ I. vanner1|ˈvænə(r)|
[f. van n.1 and v.1]
1. One who winnows with a fan. rare.
1552Huloet, Vanner, uannator. 1611Cotgr., Vanneur, a vanner, or winnower of corne.
2. Mining. One who tests the quality of ore by washing it on a shovel.
1671Phil. Trans. VI. 2098 Whereby the kind, nature and quantity of the Ore is guessed at,..without any great deception, especially if the Vanner have any judgement at all. 1875J. H. Collins Met. Mining 12 The speed and accuracy with which a practised vanner determines the value of a sample of tin ore, fills the beholder with wonder and delight.
b. An apparatus for separating minerals from the gangue.
1882U.S. Rep. Prec. Met. 71 The concentrate from the vanners is high, but the tailings rich. 1890Melbourne Argus 16 June 6/2 The company..obtained between 12 and 13 tons of pyrites from the vanners.
▪ II. vanner2|ˈvænə(r)|
[f. van n.3]
1. A light horse suitable for drawing a small van.
1888Referee 8 April (Cassell's), Cabbers, and vanners. 1890Pall Mall G. 8 Sept. 4/2 Tramway horses were keenly competed for, and, with serviceable ‘vanners’, fetched as an average {pstlg}40 each. 1897Hayes Points Horse (ed. 2) xv. 125 The light vanner belongs to a class intermediate between the light harness horse and the heavy draught horse.
2. N. Amer. An owner or operator of a van, esp. one who uses the van for recreation.
1973Hot Rod Nov. 71/3 Hot Rod editor Terry Cook and art director Jervis Hill indulged their..fantasies by forming vans into what may be the largest ‘Keep on Truckin'’ ever created. The vanners were willing to help. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 10 Apr. 15/1 Vanners..converge on campgrounds and recreational areas every week end for van fetes all over the country. 1976Kingston (Ontario) Whig-Standard 4 Aug. 25/3 Coming up for vanners in the area, are a few special events. |