| Pronunciation: | | churn
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- [n] a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
- [v] stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
- [v] be agitated; of liquids
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| | Synonyms: | | boil, butter churn, moil, roil |
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| | See Also: | | move, roll, seethe, stir, vessel |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Churn\ (ch[^u]rn), n. [OE. chirne, cherne, AS. ceren,
cyrin; akin to D. karn, Dan. kierne. See {Churn}, v. t.]
A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or
otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in
order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and
obtain butter.
\Churn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Churned} (ch[^u]rnd); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Churning}.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG.
karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k["a]rna, and
also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of
extracting the kernel or marrow. See {Kernel}.]
1. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in
order to make butter.
2. To shake or agitate with violence.
Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose.
--Addison.
\Churn\, v. i.
To perform the operation of churning.
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