▪ I.whirley var. hurly2, influenced by whirl. 1886J. Barrowman Sc. Mining Terms 72 Whirley, a hutch, hurley, or tub.1886Hodder Life 7th Earl Shaftesb. I. x. 413 A little child,..whose duty it was, on hearing the approach of a whirley, or coal-carriage, to pull open the door. ▪ II.whirley see whirly.