quern
a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
Origin of quern
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How to use quern in a sentence
I think a prudent reader should pronounce as the judges do—Pater est is quern nuptiæ demonstrant.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)That quern turned out anything that the grinder chose, though formerly it had ground nothing but peace and gold.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantOne summer it happened that the men from quern had killed many deer, while those from Exaluq had caught but a few.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern BaylissMysingr took with him the quern, Grotti, with Fenia and Menia, and ordered them to grind salt.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian | VariousBut angels used to grind at the quern for Ciaran's sake on the day that was his.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for quern
/ (kwɜːn) /
a stone hand mill for grinding corn
Origin of quern
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