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wheal

/wiːl/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
  2. To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
  3. To choose, select.
  4. A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
  5. A mine.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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