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wale
(w/eI/l )

noun (n)

  • a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    weal, welt, wheal
    source: wordnet30
  • thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    strake
    source: wordnet30
  • A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal. See Wheal.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To mark with wales, or stripes.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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