Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wheal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wheal \Wheal\, n. [Cornish hwel.] (Mining)
A mine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wheal \Wheal\, n. [OE. whele, AS. hwele putrefaction, hwelian to
putrefy.]
A pustule; a whelk. --Wiseman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Wheal \Wheal\, n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
wheal
n : a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a
whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn: {wale},
{welt}, {weal}]
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