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wheal

[ hweel, weel ]

/ ʰwil, wil /

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noun

a small, burning or itching swelling on the skin, as from a mosquito bite or from hives.

a wale or welt.

Also weal.

Origin of wheal

before 900; akin to whelk² and to obsolete wheal (v.), Old English hwelian to suppurate, develop wheals

Words nearby wheal

whatsit, whatsoe'er, whatsoever, whaup, whaur, wheal, wheal-and-flare reaction, wheat, wheat beer, wheat berry, wheat bread

Example sentences from the Web for wheal

I expect one will be put to work next week at Wheal Abraham, for lifting water.

Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) |Francis Trevithick
A spring at Wheal Clifford contained as much as 0.372 gram of lithium chloride per litre.

A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
The Wheal Prosper 16-inch pole high-pressure expansive steam vacuum engine commenced its up-stroke with steam of 100 lbs.

Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) |Francis Trevithick
In the Wheal Towan engine the steam-cylinder was 80 inches in diameter, with a 10-feet stroke.

Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) |Francis Trevithick

Breage Church, and the great tin-works of Wheal Vor, stood out hard against the sky.

At Last |Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for wheal

wheal

/ (wiːl) /

noun

a variant spelling of weal 1

Medical definitions for wheal

wheal

[ wēl ]

n.

A small swelling on the skin, as from an insect bite, that usually itches or burns. welt