"churn boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: churn boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} churn boy (plural churn boys)
  1. A boy employed to carry or collect milk churns for a farm or dairy.
    Sense id: en-churn_boy-en-noun-~kjaH2rR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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