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hurlpool
† ˈhurlpool Obs. [Cf. hurlwind.] 1. An obs. variant of whirlpool.1551 T. Wilson Logike (1564) 48 b, Against Cardinall Poule, and beyng vehement..saied thus in the middest of his heate, o Poule, o hurle Poule, as though his name declared his euil nature. 2. A whale or sea-monster: = whirlpool 2.1556 ...
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thirlepoll
† thirlepoll, -pole, -poole Obs. Forms: α. 5 thorle-, thurlepolle, 6 thurle-, thyrlepole, thirlepolle, -poole. β. 6 thir-, thorpole. γ. 7 thorn(e)pole, thornpool. See also whirlpool. [perh. f. thirl n.1 + poll n.1, from the blow-holes or nostrils in the head: cf. quot. 1603. If this was the etymolog...
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hurl
▪ I. hurl, v. (hɜːl) Also 4–5 hourle, 4–6 horle, (9 dial. horl, hull). [Akin in form and (in branch 1) in sense, to LG. hurreln to toss, sling, throw, precipitate, thrust, push, dash: cf. also mod.Du. horrel a push, a jog. The connexion of the other senses is doubtful; but sense 10 agrees with mod.E...
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whirle
▪ I. whirl, n. (hwɜːl) Forms: 5 qwherel, qwerle, wherwille, Sc. quhirl(l, 6 whiruel(l, wherle, whyrle, whirroll, 6–7 whurle, 6–8 whirle, 7 wervell, whurl, 6– whirl. [Partly a. MLG., MDu. wervel or ON. hvirfill (see whirl v.), partly f. the verb itself. Cf. whorl.] I. Denoting a material object. 1. a...
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wh
wh a consonantal digraph, normally represents initial hw in words of OE. origin, as in hwæt what, hwisprian to whisper. In words of other origin, its occurrence may be due to analogy resting on the supposed phonetic appropriateness of the ‘aspirate’ sound, as in whip, whisk; it sometimes varies with...
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