Meanings
nounquirn (plural quirns)
plural quirns
- alternativeAlternative spelling of quern.
[…]when living in South Uist he had a servant woman remarkable for the second-sight; who, upon a night as she was grinding at the quirn,¹ saw a corpse[…] ¹ Hand-mill.
1893, George Douglas, editor, Scottish fairy and folk tales, page 213
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with quirn
returnlearnconcernearnburnsternkernfernurnBernadjourndiscernchurnternernnocturneyearnAuvergneupturnpernderngernhernastern
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