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1. (n.) quern
a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE cweorn; akin to ON kvern hand-mill)
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1. (noun) quern
a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
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1. (noun) quern
a mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills
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1. quern
a handmill of stone for grinding corn, of primitive contrivance, and still used in remote parts of Ireland and Scotland.
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