QUERN


Meaning of QUERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwərn ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cweorn; akin to Old High German quirn hand mill, Old Church Slavic žrŭny

Date: before 12th century

: a primitive hand mill for grinding grain

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