Kern — A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.
Kern — Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
Kern — An idler; a vagabond.
Kern — A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
Kern — To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
Kern — A churn.
Kern — A hand mill. See Quern.
Kern — To harden, as corn in ripening.
Kern — To take the form of kernels; to granulate.
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