churn milk
1churn-milk — …
2churn — [chʉrn] n. [ME chirne < OE cyrne; akin to cyrnel,KERNEL: with ref. to grainy appearance of churned cream] 1. a container or contrivance in which milk or cream is beaten, stirred, or shaken to form butter ☆ 2. the occurrence, ratio, or amount… …
3milk churn — UK US noun [countable] [singular milk churn plural milk churns] british a large metal container used for carrying milk from farms Thesaurus: animal farminghyponym …
4churn — ► NOUN 1) a machine for making butter by agitating milk or cream. 2) Brit. a large metal milk can. ► VERB 1) agitate (milk or cream) in a churn to produce butter. 2) (with reference to liquid) move about vigorously. 3) (churn out) produce… …
5Churn — may refer to: Butter churn, a device used for churning butter Churning (butter), the process of creating butter out of milk or cream Churn drill, a large, older drilling machine that bores large diameter holes in the ground Contents 1 People and… …
6milk churn — n BrE a tall round metal container with a lid, used to carry milk from farms …
7Churn — (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 …
8Churn — 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… …
9churn-staff — churnˈ staff noun 1. The plunger which agitates the milk in an upright churn 2. The sun spurge • • • Main Entry: ↑churn …
10churn|ing — «CHUR nihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) the stirring and shaking of milk or cream to produce butter. b) the quantity of butter produced at one time. 2. Figurative. a violent agitation of water or anything else. 3. Commerce. the practice of… …
