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kern (2)

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
kern2 /kərn, kərn / (also kerne)
▸ noun
1 historical a light-armed Irish foot soldier.
2 archaic a peasant; a rustic.
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from Irish ceithearn, from Old Irish ceithern ‘band of foot soldiers’.
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