Quirn
//kwɜː(ɹ)n// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of quern. alt-of, alternative
"[…]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."
Example
More examples"[…]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."
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