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churl (c̸hʉrl)

noun

  1. ceorl
  2. a farm laborer; peasant
  3. a surly, ill-bred person; boor
  4. a selfish or mean person

Etymology: ME cherl < OE ceorl, peasant, freeman: for IE base see corn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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