whirlpit en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English whirl-pit, whorllepyte, equivalent to whirl + pit.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A whirlpool.
raging whirlpits
1636, G[eorge] S[andys], “(please specify the page)”, in A Paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David. And upon the Hymnes Dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments, London: [Andrew Hebb […]], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whirlpits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |