Definitions from Wiktionary (kern)

▸ noun:  (obsolete or dialect) A corn; grain; kernel.
▸ noun:  (obsolete or dialect) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
▸ noun:  (obsolete or dialect) The harvest home.
▸ noun:  (obsolete or dialect) A doll or figurine raised in celebration of a successful harvest; kern-baby.
▸ noun:  (hot metal printing, typography) Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
▸ 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.
▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (obsolete or Ireland) A boor; a low person.
▸ noun:  (obsolete, UK) An idler; a vagabond.
▸ noun:  A churn.
▸ noun:  A surname.
▸ noun:  An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States
▸ noun:  the Kern River in California, USA
▸ noun:  Alternative form of quern [A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones.]

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