égrener

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to shell, pod (maize, peas, wheat etc.)
 * 2) to gin (cotton)
 * 3) to ripple (flax)
 * 4)  to drop off the stalk or bunch
 * 5)  to dish out
 * 6)  to rattle off, go through (a list), tick away (time)
 * 1)  to rattle off, go through (a list), tick away (time)