Churn
Churn (chûrn) , noun
[Old English chirne, cherne, Anglo-Saxon ceren, cyrin; akin to Dutch karn, Danish kierne. See Churn, transitive verb]
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 globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.
Churn (chûrnd) , transitive verb
[Old English chernen, Anglo-Saxon cernan; akin to LG. karnen, German kernen, Dutch karnen, Danish kierne, Swedish karna, and also to English corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of extracting the kernel or marrow. See Kernel.]
1.
To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.
2.
To shake or agitate with violence.
Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose.
Churn , intransitive verb
To perform the operation of churning.