An obsolete British slang term for a parish clerk — a low-ranking church official historically responsible for leading congregational responses during services, including saying "amen." The term is satirical and slightly irreverent, poking fun at the repetitive, formulaic nature of the clerk's duties. No longer in active use; encountered primarily in historical dictionaries, period literature, or writing about early modern British church life. Of mainly etymological and historical interest.
The old satirical pamphlet mocked the vicar's amen curler as the most enthusiastic man in the building.
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(slang, obsolete) A parish clerk.
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