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quirn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kwɜː(ɹ)n/

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of quern.
   alt of quern
   • […]when living in South Uist he had a servant woman remarkable for the second-sight; who, upon a night as she was grinding at the quirn,¹ saw a corpse[…] ¹ Hand-mill. 1893, George Douglas, editor, Scottish fairy and folk tales, page 213:

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