churn

churn is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.
  2. 2.To shake or agitate with violence. Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose. Addison.
  3. 3.To perform the operation of churning.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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