(gleaning) (of the) grapes, grapegleanings
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(handful). Field-gleanings were reserved for the poor (Lev. 19:9-10; Ruth 2:2). [CORNER.]
Concise Bible Dictionary:
At the harvest and the vintage gleaning was strictly forbidden to be carried out by the owners: the residue must always be left for the poor (Lev. 19:9-10; Lev. 23:22; Ruth 2:2-23, etc). Gideon appeased the wrath of Ephraim by saying “Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?” Gideon’s family name (Judg. 8:2).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
feminine active participle of 5953; only in plural gleanings; by extens. gleaning-time
KJV Usage:
(gleaning) (of the) grapes, grapegleanings