Complete Definition of "quern"

English

Etymology
Old English cweorn.

Pronunciation
IPA|/kw�:n/

Noun
en-noun

  1. obsolete A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones

#:*1978, She is shaking in ingredients from various small bottles and querns produced from the pockets of her robes, and from the drawer in the wooden table. � Robert Nye, Merlin

See also
quirn

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