"whirlpit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whirlpits [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English whirl-pit, whorllepyte, equivalent to whirl + pit. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whirl-pit}} Middle English whirl-pit, {{com|en|whirl|pit}} whirl + pit Head templates: {{en-noun}} whirlpit (plural whirlpits)
  1. (obsolete) A whirlpool. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-whirlpit-en-noun-xLGa5OTR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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