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单词 quern
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quern
noun[C]
historyspecialized
uk
/kwɜːn/us
/kwɜ˞ːn/
asimpledeviceforgrindinggrain(= making it into apowder)between twoheavystones:
Neolithicpeoplesusedstonequerns togrindthehulledgrains, thenboiledthem to make akindofporridge.新石器时代的人们用石磨去除谷物的壳，然后煮成粥一样的食物。
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  • Saddle querns, which are aslabofstoneslightlyhollowon thesurfacein whichcorncan begroundusing alargepebble, have beenrecoveredfrom Ardnave, Kilellan and Manitoba.
  • She would be set toturnthe quern togrindtheoatmeal, and then she'd besenttofetchhay,peat, andwater.
  • Amongst theartifactsrecordedare aplainbronzepin, fourarrowheads, twosaddlequerns, andlargequantitiesof Early BronzeAgeflint.
  • At thattimericewasbroughtintocultivation, andgrainwascrushedwith awheelin the quern.
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(Definition ofquernfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
quern
noun[C]
uk
/kwɜːn/us
/kwɜ˞ːn/
asimpledeviceforgrindinggrain(= making it into apowder)between twoheavycircularstones
手推石磨；小手磨
Neolithicpeoplesusedstonequerns togrindthehulledgrains, thenboiledthem to make akindofporridge.新石器时代的人们用石磨去除谷物的壳，然后煮成粥一样的食物。
More examples
  • Saddle querns, which are aslabofstoneslightlyhollowon thesurfacein whichcorncan begroundusing alargepebble, have beenrecoveredfrom Ardnave, Kilellan and Manitoba.
  • Luch would be set toturnthe quern togrindtheoatmeal, and then she'd besenttofetchhay,peat, andwater.
  • Amongst theartifactsrecordedare aplainbronzepinand ajewelledpin, fourarrowheads, twosaddlequerns, andlargequantitiesof Early Bronze Ageflint.
  • At thattimericewasbroughtintocultivation, andgrainwascrushedwith awheelin the quern.

Examplesofquern

quern
At the other end, the terminus postquernis less clear (and less crucial).
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Thus, this year is the terminus postquernfor the last revision of the chapter.
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The remains of aquernfor grinding grain was also found within this central area, as was a single carved rock.
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The pottery was painted with pigments that had been mixed with glass frit and ground in a wetquern.
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A broken or disusedquerntherefore can be seen as symbolic of death.
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The broom was rushing around the room sweeping the floor of its own accord and thequernwas grinding the corn without human assistance.
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Thequernwas an important tool in the household, and the quernstones were serial products aimed at larger markets and produced for people from different levels of the society.
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The process ofquernproduction has left behind considerable evidence in the area of the crags, including work flooring and trackways as well as many abandoned querns.
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The handstone of a rotaryquernis much heavier than that of saddlequernand provides the necessary weight for the grinding of unmalted grain into flour.
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