[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

eddy \ed"dy\ e^d"dy^, n.; pl. eddies e^d"di^z.
   prob. fr. icel. ietha; cf. icel. pref. ieth- back, as.
   ed-, os. idug-, ohg. ita-; goth. id-.
   1. a current of air or water running back, or in a direction
      contrary to the main current.
      1913 webster

   2. a current of water or air moving in a circular direction;
      a whirlpool.
      1913 webster

            and smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            wheel through the air, in circling eddies play.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

   note: used also adjectively; as, eddy winds. --dryden.
         1913 webster
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