Gleanable

/ˈɡliːnəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being gleaned; able to be picked up or gathered, especially grain or other crops left behind after harvest.

Etymology

From glean (Old French glener, origin debated, possibly from Latin glendae 'acorns') + -able (capable of being). The suffix makes verbs into adjectives describing possibility.

Kelly Says

In medieval times, poor people had legal rights to glean—so 'gleanable' grain wasn't just left behind by accident; it belonged to them by law, making it one of agriculture's oldest welfare systems.

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