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churl

The correct spelling is churl.

How to pronounce churl

/tʃəːl/
noun

IPA: /tʃəːl/

Say it like: Chu-rl

The correct spelling is churl. A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf).

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf).
  2. 2.A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
  3. 3.A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
  4. 4.(Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.

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