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Even a light wind will eddy round the break-wind, and it is wind which makes low temperatures formidable.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

Next the walk dig a hole 18in. all ways, fill in with sandy peat, make it firm; so form the surface of the walk that the water from it will eddy or turn in.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

Your hat used as a fan will eddy the smoke temporarily into desirable nooks and crevices.

From The Forest by White, Stewart Edward