whirl-puffn.

Brit.

/ˈwəːlpʌf/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wərlˌpəf/

Forms: (also whirli-puff).

Etymology: < whirl- comb. form + puff n. and adj. after whirlwind n.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

A puff or gust of wind such as raises dust in a whirl or eddy; also †a whirlwind. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > strong or violent wind > whirlwind or tornado

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > puff of > raising dust in a whirl

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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. v. 24 As a whirle puff of wind.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ii. xlviii. 24 A whirlepuffe or ghust called Typhon.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 41 Whiles some..pestiferous whirle-puffe raiseth up still these miseries of common mischiefes in the State.

1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione 116 A shuffling whirle-puffe roar'd amongst the trees.

1640 G. Abbot Whole Bk. Iob Paraphr. xxx. 183/1 As the whirlepuft [sic] lifts up the dust.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 395 Whirli~puff, a sudden gust of wind driving the dust into an eddy.

1899 E. W. Prevost Dickinson's Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (new ed.) Whirl-puff, a small whirl-wind such as will form dust spirals on a dusty road in summer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	whirl-puff
释义	whirl-puffn. Brit. /ˈwəːlpʌf/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wərlˌpəf/ Forms: (also whirli-puff). Etymology: < whirl- comb. form + puff n. and adj. after whirlwind n. Obsolete exc. dialect. A puff or gust of wind such as raises dust in a whirl or eddy; also †a whirlwind. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > strong or violent wind > whirlwind or tornado thodec725 storbilonc1315 whirlwinda1340 whirl-puffa1382 whirly-wind14.. rodion?a1439 tourbillion1477 trobelliona1500 hurlwind1509 typhon1555 whirler1606 travado1625 tornado1626 wild winda1661 turbo1677 vortexa1700 tornade1727 twirlwind1770 whirl-blast1800 coup de vent1831 twirlblast1865 twister1897 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > puff of > raising dust in a whirl whirl-puff1854 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. v. 24 As a whirle puff of wind. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ii. xlviii. 24 A whirlepuffe or ghust called Typhon. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 41 Whiles some..pestiferous whirle-puffe raiseth up still these miseries of common mischiefes in the State. 1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione 116 A shuffling whirle-puffe roar'd amongst the trees. 1640 G. Abbot Whole Bk. Iob Paraphr. xxx. 183/1 As the whirlepuft [sic] lifts up the dust. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 395 Whirli~puff, a sudden gust of wind driving the dust into an eddy. 1899 E. W. Prevost Dickinson's Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (new ed.) Whirl-puff, a small whirl-wind such as will form dust spirals on a dusty road in summer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1382
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