churn : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: churn	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
churn n a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk Synonym(s): churn, butter churn v stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" Synonym(s): churn, boil, moil, roil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Churn \Churn\, v. i. To perform the operation of churning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Churn \Churn\ (ch[ucir]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Churn \Churn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Churned} (ch[ucir]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Churning}.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG. karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k[84]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.