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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 buttermilkplay

  Familiarity information: BUTTER CHURN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUTTER CHURN (noun)


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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