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quern

noun \ˈkwərn\

Definition of QUERN

:  a primitive hand mill for grinding grain
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Origin of QUERN

Middle English, from Old English cweorn; akin to Old High German quirn hand mill, Old Church Slavic žrŭny
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with QUERN

Bern, burn, churn, earn, erne, fern, kern, learn, pirn, spurn, stern, tern, terne, turn, urn, yearn

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