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noun
A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A mine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Cornwall, South
Topics: business, mining
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verb
Synonym of wale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Synonyms: wale
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noun
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wale, welt, weal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: injury, hurt, harm, trauma
History
From Middle English whele (“boil”), from Old English *hwele (“boil”); related to Old English hwelian (“to fester, ulcerate”). Compare also Old English hwelca, hwylca (“an inflamed swelling, pustule”).
Borrowed from Cornish hwel.
