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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
