meaning of kern
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.
2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
3. An idler; a vagabond.
4. A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
5. To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
6. A churn.
7. A hand mill. See Quern.
8. To harden, as corn in ripening.
9. To take the form of kernels; to granulate.
10. United States composer of musical comedies 1885-1945
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