A device that converts cream into butter through sustained agitation, historically operated by plunging a pole vertically, turning a hand crank, or rotating a barrel until the cream separates into butter and buttermilk. It was, for most of its history, an essential household tool run primarily by women. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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OriginThe earliest known butter-churning vessels belong to the Beersheba culture of the southern Levant, dated to the Chalcolithic period, roughly 6500 to 5500 BC. Churns are separately attested in Europe from as early as the sixth century AD, where they became a standard household tool. 1 Classification
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the butter churn turns cattle milk into butter
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1. Butter Churn (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction/opening section
a device used to convert cream into butter, a process known as churning
Barrel churn section
The barrel churn was one of the agricultural innovations of 18th century Europe.
History section, European churn sentence
The butter churn in Europe may have existed as early as the 6th century AD
History section, Beersheba culture sentence
The earliest butter churn vessels belonging to Beersheba culture in Israel were found in Bir Abu Matar going back to Chalcolithic period
Paddle churn section, handle-turned sentence
operated by a handle. The paddle churned the butter inside the container when the handle was turned
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