WHEAL

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

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