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whirly-whirly
whirly-whirly n.
Brit. 
/ˈwəːlɪˌwəːli/
, /ˈwəːlɪˌwəːli/U.S. /ˈwərliˌwərli/
(a) a dentist's drill (nonce-use); (b) Australian a whirling air current or dust cloud./ˈwərliˌwərli/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > dry weather or climate > [noun] > dust-storm or sand-storm > dust-spout or sand-spout
whirl-spout1737
devil1813
sand-spouta1849
sand-pillar1879
dust-devil1888
sand-devil1901
whirly-whirly1928
sand-smoke1930
1928 A. P. Herbert Trials of Topsy xii. 73 He thrust the whirly-whirly inch by inch into the very dome of a girl's head.
1930 V. Palmer Men are Human xiii. 112 A cool breeze..raised little whirly-whirlies of dust.
1959 Listener 15 Jan. 113/1 The dust whirls and capers into fantastic whirlie-whirlies.
1972 Southerly 32 4 A small whirly-whirly swept down the verandah, lifting dust and lolly papers in a mini-spiral.
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