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   churl

   /tʃəːl/

   noun

   • 1. a rude and mean-spirited person: "this trio are used whenever some churl wants to have a pop at progressive rock"
   • ▪ a miser. archaic
   • 2. a peasant. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishceorl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerel and German Kerl ‘fellow’, also to carl.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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