QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of churn
First recorded before 1000; Middle English noun chirne, cherne, Old English cyrne cyr(i)n; cognate with Middle Low German kerne, Old Norse kjarni, kirna
OTHER WORDS FROM churn
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How to use churn in a sentence
This part of the implement is known as Mantha or “the churner.”
She wears seven rings on one hand and four on another, and rustles so when she walks she sounds like a churner out of order.
Mary Cary|Kate Langley BosherThe last piece is the Upamantha or upper churner, which is a flat board with a socket.
British Dictionary definitions for churn
churn
/ (tʃɜːn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of churn
churner, nounWord Origin for churn
Old English ciern; related to Old Norse kjarni, Middle Low German kerne churn, German dialect Kern cream
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