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kirn korses

plural nounfood

rod used for churning butter

the dasher or rod used inside a churn to agitate milk or cream during butter‑making

Example in use

Gie me the kirn korses, ah'll stairt the kirn.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KIRN-KOR-siz/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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