kern

• ⇰ A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from <contr>gallowglass</contr>, and often used as a term of contempt.
• ⇰ Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
• ⇰ An idler; a vagabond.
• ⇰ A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank, such as in certain italic letters.
• ⇰ A churn.
• ⇰ A hand mill. See Quern>.
• ⇰ Kernel; corn; grain.
• ⇰ The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
• ⇰ The harvest-home.

• ⇰ To form with a kern. See 2d Kern>.

• ⇰ To harden, as corn in ripening.
• ⇰ To take the form of kernels; to granulate.