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Caroline_42
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A 'whirligig' is also a 'rotary airer', a type of washing line which you stick into the ground.
Dictionary entry: whirligig
DrD
Senior Member
Dictionary Editor
England English
Hello,
Thank you for your message. I'm afraid I can't find any evidence in other dictionaries that this is the case, and even everyone's favourite search engine just shows me results for "rotary clotheslines" (it obviously knows what I mean, but I can't see the actual word "whirligig" anywhere among the results).
Could this be a regional thing? If you can supply some evidence or more information, I'll gladly consider it.
Thank you for your message. I'm afraid I can't find any evidence in other dictionaries that this is the case, and even everyone's favourite search engine just shows me results for "rotary clotheslines" (it obviously knows what I mean, but I can't see the actual word "whirligig" anywhere among the results).
Could this be a regional thing? If you can supply some evidence or more information, I'll gladly consider it.