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The meaning of the word "Quern" in English


Quern n. : A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills.

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Taxonomy
stones, quern stones, querns, quern-stone, grain, saddle, handstone, upper stone, Pub, Scottish, free encyclopedia, flour, rocks, basalt, Rotary hand, Lease, millstone, widely used.

Defination from the web:
quern, whilst the upper, mobile, stone is called a handstone. ... Quern-stones have been used throughout the world to grind materials, the most important of which was usually grain to make flour for bread-making. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) grinder
  (noun) mill
  (noun) milling machinery


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