Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A millstone.
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Examples
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A task chosen for its severity was laid upon him, namely, to turn the quern-stone daily for making flour.
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Kiaranus used to sit and read beside the quern-stone, and the quern-stone used to turn swiftly of itself, without the hand of man, and to grind corn before all the folk.
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When the king heard the miracle of the quern-stone, he accepted those two vessels, and gave his liberty to Saint Kiaranus; for beforetime he would not for anger accept a ransom for him.
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The King of Ireland's Son went into the garden and Fedelma sat at the quern-stone that was just outside the door; he dug and she ground while the Little Sage sat at the fire looking into a big book.
The King of Ireland's Son Padraic Colum 1926
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And would you, "said he to Fedelma," sit down at the quern-stone and grind the wheat for me? "
The King of Ireland's Son Padraic Colum 1926
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