Churn — Defs

01 n. 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 o…

1.
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.

02 v. t. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.

imp. & p. p. Churned; p. pr. & vb. n. Churning

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.” — Addison.

03 v. i. To perform the operation of churning.