Chûrn1, n.
(66), n. [O. Eng. cherne, A-S. ceren, an earthen vessel, churn, D. karn, kern, Dan. kierne, kärne. See infra.] A vessel in which cream or milk is shaken or beaten in order to separate the butter from the other parts.
3 entries under this word
Churn
Chūrn2, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. CHURNED; p. pr. & sb. n. CHURNING.] [O. Eng. cherne, A-S. cernan, L. Ger. karnen, H. Ger. kernen, kirnen, D. kernen, karnen, Dan. kiärne, Sw. kärna, Icel. kirna, Scot. kirn, from Icel. kiarné, marrow, kernel, cream, Prov. Ger. kern, kernel, equivalent to cream, O. Eng. cherne-milke, D. kernemelk, karnemelk, Scot. kirn-milk, Ger. kernmilch, buttermilk.]
Sense 1. To stir or agitate, as cream, in order to make butter.
Sense 2. To shake or agitate with violence.
Froth fills his chaps; he sends a grunting sound. And part he churns, and part he foams the ground. Dryden.
Chūrn3, v. i.
To agitate cream or milk for the purpose of separating the butter.