KERN

kern. Kern, n. an Irish foot-soldier or boor, mill, horn

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Kern (?), n. [[Ir. ceatharnach.Cf. Cateran. ]] 1. 1. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; — distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt. Macaulay.
Now for our Irish wars; We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns. Shak. 2. 2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. Blount.
3. 3. (O. Eng. Law) An idler; a vagabond. Wharton.