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Butter Churn

Definition: Butter Churn

Butter Churn

Noun

1. A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Butter Churn

Synonym: churn (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Butter Churn

Specialty definitions using "butter churn": BUTTERMAKER, CONTINUOUS CHURN. (references)

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Photo Album: Butter Churn

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Pottery butter churn on porch of Negro tenant family. The churn is covered with a cloth to keep the flies out. Note chair seat of split white oak. Chair making is a local craft long developed in this region. Randolph County, North Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress.

A homemade butter churn in an abandoned saloon at Mansfield, Michigan. A "bust" mining town. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Butter Churn

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

butter churn

76

antique butter churn

15

butter churn dazey

11

butter churn daisy

7

wooden butter churn

5

butter churn picture

2

butter churn electric

2

butter churn dandy gem

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Butter Churn

Language Translations for "butter churn"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

kærnelåg (butter churn lid), dæksel til kærne (butter churn lid), elektrisk smørkærne (electric motor driven butter churn), håndbetjent kærne (hand-operated butter churn), håndbetjent smørkærne (hand-operated butter churn), hånddrevet kærne (hand-operated butter churn), håndstyret kærne (hand-operated butter churn), horisontal kærne (horizontal butter churn), horisontal smørkærne (horizontal butter churn), dæksel (adjustable shield, butter churn lid, canopy, cap, cover, dome nut, flap, hoe shield, open shield, rear flap, safety shield, shield), kærnedæksel (butter churn lid), vertikal smørkærne (horizontal butter churn), kombineret kærne (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), kombineret kærne og ælter (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), låg til kærne (butter churn lid), låg til smørkærne (butter churn lid), manuelt betjent kærne (hand-operated butter churn), smørkærnedæksel (butter churn lid), smørkærnelåg (butter churn lid), vertikal kærne (horizontal butter churn), kærneælter (butter-churn, churn, churn barrel, combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

verticale karn (horizontal butter churn), horizontale karn (horizontal butter churn), handkarn (hand-operated butter churn), gecombineerde karn-kneder (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), elektrische karn (electric motor driven butter churn), deksel van de karn (butter churn lid). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sähköllä toimiva kirnu (electric motor driven butter churn). (various references)

   

French

  

baratte-malaxeuse moteur électrique (electric motor driven butter churn), baratte-malaxeur (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn), baratte manivelle (hand-operated butter churn), baratte main (hand-operated butter churn), baratte couvercle (butter churn lid), baratte axe vertical (horizontal butter churn), baratte axe horizontal (horizontal butter churn), malaxeur (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn). (various references)

   

German

  

Buttermaschinendeckel (butter churn lid), Butterfertiger und Butterkneter kombiniert (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), Butterfertiger mit Vertikalachse (horizontal butter churn), Butterfertiger mit Horizontalachse (horizontal butter churn), Butterfass mit Handantrieb (hand-operated butter churn), Elektro-Butterfertiger (electric motor driven butter churn). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καρδάρα βουτύρου-μαλάκτης (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), καρδάρα βουτύρου με κατακόρυφο άξονα (horizontal butter churn), καρδάρα βουτύρου με σκέπασμα (butter churn lid), καρδάρα βουτύρου με μανιβέλα (hand-operated butter churn), καρδάρα βουτύρου με οριζόντιο άξονα (horizontal butter churn), καρδάρα μάλαξης βουτύρου (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), χειροκίνητη καρδάρα βουτύρου (hand-operated butter churn). (various references)

   

Italian

  

zangola-impastatrice a motore elettrico (electric motor driven butter churn), zangola-impastatrice (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), zangola ad asse verticale (horizontal butter churn), zangola ad asse orizzontale (horizontal butter churn), zangola a mano (hand-operated butter churn), zangola a coperchio (butter churn lid). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

utterbay urnchay

   

Portuguese

  

batedeira-malaxador (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), batedeira manual (hand-operated butter churn), batedeira de eixo vertical (horizontal butter churn), batedeira de eixo horizontal (horizontal butter churn), batedeira com tampa (butter churn lid), barata-malaxador (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), barata de eixo vertical (horizontal butter churn), barata de eixo horizontal (horizontal butter churn), barata com tampa (butter churn lid), barata accionada mão (hand-operated butter churn), aparelho produtor de manteiga com motor eléctrico (electric motor driven butter churn). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

mantequera-malaxadora con motor eléctrico (electric motor driven butter churn), mantequera-amasadora (combine butter treatment machine and butter churn, working churn), mantequera vertical (horizontal butter churn), mantequera manual (hand-operated butter churn), mantequera horizontal (horizontal butter churn), mantequera con tapa (butter churn lid). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

eldriven smörkärna (electric motor driven butter churn). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yayık (churn, prolate, tub). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Butter Churn

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-c-e-h-n-r-r-t-t-u-u"

-4 letters: burthen, butcher, chunter, churner, current, nurture, turbeth, untruer, untruth.

-5 letters: brunch, brunet, bunter, burner, burnet, butter, cherub, curber, curter, cutter, eunuch, hunter, hurter, nutter, return, trench, tuchun, turner, turret, uncurb, uncute, unhurt, untrue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Butter Churn


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 75 74 74 65 72      43 68 75 72 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01110101 01110100 01110100 01100101 01110010 00100000 01000011 01101000 01110101 01110010 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#117 &#116 &#116 &#101 &#114 &#32 &#67 &#104 &#117 &#114 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0075 0074 0074 0065 0072      0043 0068 0075 0072 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

36878686718423774878480

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Butter Churn"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelsetanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatiehollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutossuomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definitiontysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán, tysk, alman

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφρασηgræker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneitaliener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónSpaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, översättningZweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeturkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationenglantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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