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Churl vs Oaf - What's the difference?

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Churl is a related term of oaf.


As nouns the difference between churl and oaf

is that churl is a rustic; a countryman or labourer; a peasant while oaf is (obsolete) an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

churl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a peasant.
  • * Emerson
    • Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth / Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls.
  • A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
  • * Sir Philip Sidney
    • A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood.
  • A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
  • * Drayton
    • like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf
  • (Theodism) a freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall

    • See also

    * churlish

    External links

    [http://www.angelfire.com/folk/anglia/wordhoard.html] [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~catshaman/23erils2/0Anglo.htm]

    Anagrams

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    oaf

    English

    Alternative forms

    * auf

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
  • (pejorative) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton; an idiot.
    • Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf !

    Synonyms

    * (clumsy or idiotic person ): dummy, galoot, imbecile, lout, moron, fool

    Derived terms

    * oafish

    References

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