quern
noun /kwɜːn/
/kwɜːrn/
- a simple piece of equipment for grinding grain, consisting of two round stones, called quernstones /ˈkwɜːnstəʊnz//ˈkwɜːrnstəʊnz/. The grain is pressed and broken between the two stones when the upper one is turned.
奎恩（quern）：一种简单的用于磨碎谷物的设备，由两块圆形的石头组成，称为奎恩石/ ˈkwɜːnstəʊnz // ˈkwɜːrnstəʊnz /。转动上面的一块时，谷物在两块石头之间被压碎。 词源Old English cweorn(e), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse kvern and Dutch kweern.