Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for WHIRL'POOL
WHIRL'POOL, n. [whirl and pool.]
An eddy of water; a vortex or gulf where the water moves round in a circle. In some cases, a whirlpool draws things to its center and absorbs them, as is the case with the Maelstrom off the coast of Norway.
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