querns

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Definition of querns in English English dictionary: {n} a handmill, a churn; plural of quern
quern: {n} a handmill, a churn
quern: {i} primitive hand-operated mill used to grind grain
quern: A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones
quern: a hand-mill
quern: A hard stone or lava device for grinding corn and grain into flour, and used from the Mesolithic onwards The saddle quern – or saucer quern – was the earliest and consisted of a concave or saddle-shaped stone on which the grain was crushed by the to-and-fro motion of an upper stone The heavier rotary quern – or beehive quern – was used from 150 BC onwards and had a central spindle in which the upper stone was rotated on the lower stone by means of a handle
quern: A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; used before the invention of windmills and watermills
quern: a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
quern: A simple device consisting of two rough stones between which grain could be ground, either by rubbing or rotating the upper stone against the lower Fine examples of querns can be seen in situ at Chysauster ancient settlement in Cornwall
quern: A primitive hand-turned grain mill

querns

Turkish pronunciation

kwırnz

/ˈkwərnz/ /ˈkwɜrnz/

[ 'kw&rn ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English cweorn; akin to Old High German quirn hand mill, Old Church Slavonic zruny.

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