A word with several senses depending on context. In its general sense it means the act of fanning (waving air). In UK archaic slang it meant a beating or thrashing. In the tea trade it refers to the very small fragments of tea leaf left over from processing — a low-grade tea grade. The context determines which sense is in play.
The tea merchant graded the leaves and sold the fanning separately at a lower price.
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The act by which something is fanned.
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A very small fragment of tea leaf.
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(UK, slang, archaic) A beating.
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