A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills.
Stones used for the grinding of cereals to make flour. Saddle Quern - One large stone with the grain on it, and one smaller stone moved around on the top to crush the grain against the lower stone. Rotary Quern - Two circular stones fitted together one on top of the other. The top stone is turned around a spindle set in the lower stone. Grain is fed through the stones in a continuous process
a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
a hand-mill for grinding corn
a hollowed out stone to grind grain
a simple form of rotary grist mill, consisting of a stationary lower bed millstone and an upper runner millstone usually rotated by hand with the aid of a stick or lever fastened to the upper stone in a hole
a small, hand-operated stone gristmill for grinding grain into flour
Pronounced 'kwern'. A shaped stone use for milling grain. Earlier querns (Neolithic and Bronze Age) take the form of a 'saddle' which forms a rubbing surface against which grain is hand milled with a separate hand held rubbing stone. Later querns are known as 'rotary' or 'beehive' querns. These consist of a round bottom stone with a conical top stone above. The conical top stone has a perforated centre allowing grain to be fed through which is ground between the two stones when the top stone is turned by means of a handle.
(2) -- a grinding apparatus consisting of two circular stones, the upper of which is turned by hand
A stone for grinding cereal or seeds.
A quern is a hard stone or stones used for grinding grain to be made into flour.
