kirn noun¹ & verb. [kǝ:n] Scot. & north. ME.
[Var. of CHURN, infl. by Old Norse kirna.]
A. noun. A churn. ME.
b. verb trans. & intrans. = CHURN verb. Scot. M16.

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kirn noun². [kǝ:n] Scot. & north. Now rare. L16.
[Origin unkn.]
1. A feast held on the completion of a harvest, a harvest home. L16.

2. The last handful of corn cut on the harvest-field. L18.
get the kirn, win the kirn gain the distinction of cutting down the last armful of corn; succeed in finishing the harvest.

Comb.:
kirn-baby, kirn-dolly a crude doll made from the last handful of corn, a corn-dolly.

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