wale, welt, weal, wheal
(noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wheal (plural wheals)
A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
• (small raised swelling on the skin): wale, weal, welt
wheal (third-person singular simple present wheals, present participle whealing, simple past and past participle whealed)
(uncommon) synonym of wale.
wheal (plural wheals)
(UK, dialect, Cornwall, mining) A mine.
Chiefly appears in the names of mines in Cornwall and Devon.
• Whale, whale
Source: Wiktionary
Wheal, n. Etym: [OE. whele, AS. hwele putrefaction, hwelian to putrefy.]
Definition: A pustule; a whelk. Wiseman.
Wheal, n. Etym: [Cf. Wale.]
1. A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.
2. Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.
Wheal, n. Etym: [Cornish hwel.] (Mining)
Definition: A mine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
