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CHURLS
Noun
churls
plural of churl
Source: Wiktionary
CHURL
Churl, n. Etym: [AS. ceorl a freeman of the lowest rank, man, husband; akin to D. karel, kerel, G. kerl, Dan. & Sw. karl, Icel. karl, and to the E. proper name Charles (orig., man, male), and perh. to Skr. jara lover. Cf. Carl, Charles's Wain.]
1. A rustic; a countryman or laborer. "A peasant or churl." Spenser. Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls. Emerson.
2. A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor. A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood. Sir P. Sidney.
3. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard. Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf. Drayton.
Churl, a.
Definition: Churlish; rough; selfish. [Obs.] Ford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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