(archaic or historical) A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt.
(hot metal printing, typography) Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
(obsolete or Ireland) A boor; a low person.
(obsolete or dialect) A corn; grain; kernel.
(obsolete or dialect) A doll or figurine raised in celebration of a successful harvest; kern-baby.
(obsolete or dialect) The harvest home.
(obsolete or dialect) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
(obsolete, UK) An idler; a vagabond.
A churn.
Alternative form of quern
verb
(typography, chiefly proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.
