pern (plural perns)
part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto which the thread is wound from the spindle
pern (plural perns)
A honey buzzard; Pernis apivorus.
pern (third-person singular simple present perns, present participle perning, simple past and past participle perned)
To take profit of; to make profitable.
Source: Wiktionary
Pern, v. t. Etym: [See Pernancy.]
Definition: To take profit of; to make profitable. [Obs.] Sylvester.
Pern, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The honey buzzard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
