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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Garner \Gar"ner\, n. [OE. garner, gerner, greiner, OF gernier, grenier F. grenier fr L. granarium fr granum See 1st {Grain}, and cf {Granary}.] A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Garner \Gar"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnered}; p. pr & vb n. {Garnering}.] To gather for preservation; to store, as in a granary; to treasure. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: garner n : a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed [syn: {granary}] v 1: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions [syn: {earn}] 2: put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables for the winter?" [syn: {stow}, {store}] 3: get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: {gather}, {collect}, {pull together}] [ant: {spread}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Garner, AR (town, FIPS 25900) Location: 35.13948 N, 91.78013 W Population (1990): 191 (81 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72052 Garner, IA (city, FIPS 29955) Location: 43.09822 N, 93.60248 W Population (1990): 2916 (1202 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50438 Garner, NC (town, FIPS 25480) Location: 35.69452 N, 78.62691 W Population (1990): 14967 (5975 housing units) Area: 29.5 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27529 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Garner (1.) Heb. 'otsar, a treasure; a store of goods laid up and hence also the place where they are deposited (Joel 1:17; 2 Chr. 32:27, rendered "treasury"). (2.) Heb. mezev a cell, storeroom (Ps. 144:13); Gr apotheke a place for storing anything a granary (Matt. 3:12; Luke 3:17).
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