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QUERN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quern mean?
• QUERN (noun)
The noun QUERN has 1 sense:
1. a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
Familiarity information: QUERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("quern" is a kind of...):
grinder; mill; milling machinery (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)
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