KERN

Kern ( n. ) - A churn.

Kern ( n. ) - A hand mill. See Quern.

Kern ( n. ) - A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.

Kern ( n. ) - A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.

Kern ( n. ) - An idler; a vagabond.

Kern ( n. ) - Any kind of boor or low-lived person.

Kern ( v. i. ) - To harden, as corn in ripening.

Kern ( v. i. ) - To take the form of kernels; to granulate.

Kern ( v. t. ) - To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.