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eddy n Cp OED ~ sb 2, flaw sb2 1. Comb eddy flaw: a
deflection of the movement of the wind.
[1771] 1792 CARTWRIGHT i,
147 Before I got within shot, an eddy flaw gave [the deer] the wind of me, and he went
off. 1792 ibid Gloss i, x Where the current of wind is interrupted by a hill or
any other body, short puffs will often strike in a contrary direction; those are called
Eddy Flaws.
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