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(), n.[Ir. ceatharnach.Cf. Cateran. ] 1. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt. Macaulay. Now for our Irish wars; We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns. Shak. 2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. [Obs.] Blount. 3. (O. Eng. Law) An idler; a vagabond. Wharton. Kern n.(Type Founding) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank. Kern v. t.[imp. & p. p.Kerned (); p. pr. & vb. n.Kerning. ] (Type Founding) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern. Kern n.[See Churn. ] A churn. [Prov. Eng.] Kern n.[AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See Quern. ] A hand mill. See Quern. Johnson. Kern v. i.[Cf. G. kern kernel, grain; akin to E. corn. See Corn, Kernel. ] 1. To harden, as corn in ripening. [Obs.] Carew. 2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.] It is observed that rain makes the salt kern. Dampier. Kern (), n.[Written also kirn.] [Cf. D. & G. kern kernal, E. kern to harden, kernel.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1. Kernel; corn; grain. 2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. 3. The harvest-home. スポンサード リンク
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