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churn

1. churn \'ch*rn\ n [ME chyrne, fr. OE cyrin; akin to OE corn grain; fr. 
   the gran]ular appearance of cream as it is churned - more at CORN : a 
   vessel in which milk or cream is agitated to separate the oily globule s 
   from the other parts and thus to obtain butter
2. churn vt 1: to agitate (milk or cream) in a churn in order to make 
   butter  2a: to stir or agitate violently  2b: to make (as foam) by so doing 
    1: to work a churn  2a: to produce or be in violent agitation  2b: to 
   proceed by means of rotating members