KERN, noun An Irish footman or foot-soldier. 1. In English laws, an idle person or vagabond. KERN, noun A hand-mill consisting of two stones, one of which is turned by the hand; usually written quern, which see. 1. A churn. KERN, verb intransitive 1. To harden, as corn in ripening. 2. To take the form of corns; to granulate. KERN'-BABY, noun [corn-baby.] An image dressed with corn, and carried before reapers to their harvest-home.
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