WHIRLBAT
Whirl"bat`, n.
Defn: Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to
augment the force of it; — applied by poets to the cestus of ancient
boxers.
The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be Reserved for Cæsar. Dryden.
WHIRL-BLAST
Whirl"-blast`, n.
Defn: A whirling blast or wind.
A whirl-blast from behind the hill. Wordsworth.
WHIRLBONE Whirl"bone`, n. (Anat.) (a) The huckle bone. [Obs.] (b) The patella, or kneepan. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
WHIRLER
Whirl"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, whirls.
WHIRLICOTE
Whirl"i*cote, n.
Defn: An open car or chariot. [Obs.] Of old time coaches were not known in this island, but chariots, or whirlicotes. Stow.
WHIRLIGIG
Whirl"i*gig, n. Etym: [Whirl + gig.]