Thesaurus: kern

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1. n. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.
2. n. Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
3. n. An idler; a vagabond.
4. n. A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
5. v. t. To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
6. n. A churn.
7. n. A hand mill. See Quern.
8. v. i. To harden, as corn in ripening.
9. v. i. To take the form of kernels; to granulate.
10. n. the part of a metal type that projects beyond its body
11. v. furnish with a kern
12. v. remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)