kerns
plural of kern
kerns
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kern
• Renks, nerks, snerk
Source: Wiktionary
Kern, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: An idler; a vagabond. Wharton.
Kern, n. (Type Founding)
Definition: 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)
Definition: To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
Kern, n. Etym: [See Churn. ]
Definition: A churn. [Prov. Eng.]
Kern, n. Etym: [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See Quern. ]
Definition: A hand mill. See Quern. Johnson.
Kern, v. i. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
