twirl-comb. form
twirlblast n. 
/ˈtwəːlblast/,
Brit. /ˈtwəːlblɑːst/
, /ˈtwəːlblɑːst//ˈtwəːlblast/U.S. /ˈtwərlˌblæst/
a whirlwind./ˈtwərlˌblæst/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
1865 Morning Star 22 July This rock [Hoonister Crag, Rosthwaite] and its neighbourhood is famous for what is called hereabouts ‘twirlblasts’—that is, in our southern dialect, ‘whirlwinds’.
twirlwind n.
Brit. /ˈtwəːlwɪnd/
, /ˈtwəːlwɪnd/U.S. /ˈtwərlˌwɪnd/
= twirlblast n./ˈtwərlˌwɪnd/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
1770 T. Bridges Burlesque Transl. Homer II. xi. 208 Have you not seen a sort of twirlwind, Which country people call a whirlwind, Whip up a haycock from the ground?
twirl-mop adj.
Brit. /ˈtwəːlmɒp/
, /ˈtwəːlmɒp/U.S. /ˈtwərlˌmɑp/
that twirls a mop./ˈtwərlˌmɑp/ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > wiping > [adjective] > wielding a mop
twirl-mop1765
1765 E. Thompson Meretriciad 27 A venal trick..practis'd now by all the twirl-mop maids.
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