Part 1917

<blockquote>Half mankind maintain a <b>churlish</b> strife. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; <as>as, a <ex>churlish</ex> soil; the <ex>churlish</ex> and intractable nature of some minerals.</as></def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Churlishly</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Churl"ish*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a churlish manner.</def>

<h1>Churlishness</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Churl"ish*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.</def>

<h1>Churly</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Churl"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Rude; churlish; violent.</def>

<i>Longfellow.</i>

<h1>Churme, Chirm</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw><hw>Churme</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Chirm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Chirm</er>.]</ety> <def>Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The <b>churme</b> of a thousand taunts and reproaches. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Churn</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Churn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>chirne</ets>, <ets>cherne</ets>, AS. <ets>ceren</ets>, <ets>cyrin</ets>; akin to D. <ets>karn</ets>, Dan. <ets>kierne</ets>. See <er>Churn</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separete the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.</def>

<h1>Churn</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Churn</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Churned</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Churning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>chernen</ets>, AS. <ets>cernan</ets>; akin to LG. <ets>karnen</ets>, G. <ets>kernen</ets>, D. <ets>karnen</ets>, Dan. <ets>kierne</ets>, Sw. <ets>k\'84rna</ets>, and also to E. <ets>corn</ets>, <ets>kernel</ets>, the meaning coming from the idea of extracting the kernel or marrow. See <er>Kernel</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To shake or agitate with violence.</def>

<blockquote><b>Churned</b> in his teeth, the foamy venom rose. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Churn</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Churn</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To perform the operation of churning.</def>

<h1>Churning</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Churn"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of one who churns.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The quantity of butter made at one operation.</def>

<h1>Churrus</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Chur"rus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Hind. <ets>charas</ets>.]</ety> <def>A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.</def>

<h1>Churrworm</h1> <Xpage=255>

<hw>Churr"worm`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>cyrran</ets>, <ets>cerran</ets>, to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; -- called also <altname>fan cricket</altname>.</def>