quirn

As a noun quirn is

a mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which is turned by hand.

As nouns the difference between quirt and quirn

is that quirt is a rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide while quirn is a mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which is turned by hand.

As a verb quirt

is to strike with a quirt.

As nouns the difference between quire and quirn

is that quire is one-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold while quirn is a mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which is turned by hand.

As a verb quire

is to prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.

As nouns the difference between quin and quirn

is that quin is (informal) a quintuplet or quin can be a european scallop, pecten opercularis , used as food while quirn is a mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which is turned by hand.

As nouns the difference between quirk and quirn

is that quirk is an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone while quirn is a mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which is turned by hand.

As a verb quirk

is (ambitransitive) to move with a wry jerk.