单词 |
whirl-puff |
释义 |
ˈwhirl-puff Obs. exc. dial. (also whirli-puff). [f. whirl- + puff n. after whirlwind.] A puff or gust of wind such as raises dust in a whirl or eddy; also † a whirlwind. Also fig.
1382Wyclif Wisd. v. 24 As a whirle puff of wind. 1601Holland Pliny ii. xlviii. I. 24 A whirlepuffe or ghust called Typhon. 1609― Amm. Marcell. 41 Whiles some..pestiferous whirle-puffe raiseth up still these miseries of common mischiefes in the State. 1637Whiting Albino & Bellama 116 A shuffling whirle-puffe roar'd amongst the trees. 1640G. Abbot Job Paraphr. 183 As the whirlepulft [sic] lifts up the dust. 1854A. E. Baker Northampt. Gloss., Whirli⁓puff, a sudden gust of wind driving the dust into an eddy. 1899Dickinson & Prevost Cumbld. Gloss., Whirl-puff, a small whirl-wind such as will form dust spirals on a dusty road in summer. |

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