kern
பளுவற்ற படைக்கலம் தாங்கிய அயர்லாந்து நாட்டுக் காலாட்படைவீரன், உழவன், பட்டிக் காட்டான்.
Kern, n. Etym: [Ir.ceatharnach.Cf. Cateran. ] 1. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt. Macaulay. Now for our Irish wars; We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns. Shak. 2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. [Obs.] Blount. 3. (O. Eng. Law) Defn: An idler; a vagabond. Wharton. Kern, n. (Type Founding) Defn: A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank. Kern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kerning. ] (Type Founding) Defn: To form with a kern. See 2d Kern. Kern, n. Etym: [See Churn. ] Defn: A churn. [Prov. Eng.] Kern, n. Etym: [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See Quern. ] Defn: A hand mill. See Quern. Johnson. Kern, v. i. Etym: [Cf. G. kern kernel, grain; akin to E. corn. See Corn, Kernel. ] 1. To harden, as corn in ripening. [Obs.] Carew. 2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.] It is observed that rain makes the salt kern. Dampier.