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wheal1 definition

wheal (hwēl, wēl)

noun

  1. Obsolete a pustule; pimple
  2. a small, itching elevation of the skin, as from the bite of an insect

Etymology: ME whele, akin to OE hwelian, to suppurate

wheal2 definition

wheal (hwēl, wēl)

noun

a raised stripe or ridge on the skin, as from a lash of a whip

Etymology: altered (based on wheal) < weal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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