"eddy" in the noun sense
1. Eddy, Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy
founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
2. eddy, twist
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
"eddy" in the verb sense
1. eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
flow in a circular current, of liquids
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