kern

The portion of a typeface that projects beyond the body or shank of a character.

To provide (type) with a kern.

To adjust space between (characters) in typeset text.

A medieval Scottish or Irish foot soldier.

A loutish person.

A dialectal (unassibi-lated) form of churn.

To form corns or grains; take the form of corns or grains; granulate; harden, as corn in ripening; set, as fruit or grain.

To granulate, as salt by evaporation.

To sow with corn.

To cause to granulate, as salt by evaporation.