Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kern \Kern\, n. [Written also {kirn}.] [Cf. D. & G. kern kernal,
   E. kern to harden, kernel.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
   1. Kernel; corn; grain.

   2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.

   3. The harvest-home.