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churl

churl \'ch*r(-*)l\ n [ME, fr. OE ceorl man, ceorl; akin to Gk ge-ras old 
   age] 1: CEORL  2: a medieval peasant  3: RUSTIC, COUNTRYMAN  4a: a rude 
   ill-bred person  4b: a stingy morose person