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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1614
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(Quhirlling,) Quhirling, Whirling, ppl. adj. [ME and e.m.E. whirlinge (Wyclif), whirlynge (1387); cf. Quhirl(l)and ppl. adj.] Spinning, rotating, whirling. Whirling poole, whirlpool. = Quhirll-pole n. — a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxv 114.
Or sall I spurne with fortounis quhirling quheill c1614 Mure Dido & Æneas i 288.
Some [ships] … With gaiping mowth the whirling poole devores
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