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BUTTER CHURN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does butter churn mean?
• BUTTER CHURN (noun)
The noun BUTTER CHURN has 1 sense:
1. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
Familiarity information: BUTTER CHURN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
butter churn; churn
Hypernyms ("butter churn" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
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