churl

Anne | Monday, December 19th, 2005 | No Comments »

Merriam-Webster

A rude ill-bred person : a stingy morose person

Wikipedia

A boorish person; a peasant

1811 Vulgar Tongue

Originally, a labourer or husbandman: figuratively a rude, surly, boorish fellow. To put a churl upon a gentleman; to drink malt liquor immediately after having drunk wine.

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