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Definition of Butter churn
1. Noun. A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk.
Literary usage of Butter churn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1888)
"This, also, is subject to variation : Churn, butter, churn, In a cow's horn, ...
And Churn, butter, churn, Come, butter, come, A little good butter is ..."
2. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"... which are probably of equal antiquity, as they have descended from one generation
to another in this county:— Churn, butter, churn, In a cow's horn; ..."
3. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain), Joseph Jacobs, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Arthur Robinson Wright, William Crooke (1901)
"Come, butter, come ! Peter stands at our gate, Waiting for a butter-cake. Churn,
butter, churn ! Come, butter, come ! 1 The word ' ' guinea " has become ..."
4. The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc (1829)
"Butter-Churn.—An agriculturist of the de partment of Jura has invented a
butter -churn, by means of which an increase of butter may be obtained, ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1855)
"A better version is, - Chum, butter, churn; Come, butter, come; Peter stands at
the gate, Waiting for butter to his cake; Churn, butter, churn, Come, ..."
6. English Folk-rhymes: A Collection of Traditional Verses Relating to Places by G. F. Northall (1892)
"Churn, butter, churn, In a cow's horn ; I never see'd such butter, ... Or— Churn,
butter, churn, Come, butter, come, A little good butter DRINK. ..."
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