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Whorl
whorl (?), n. (OE. whorvil the whirlof a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle,
hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See
Whirl, n. l.) A volution, or turn, of the
spire of a univalve shell.
3. (Spinning) The fly of a
spindle.
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