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Webster 1913 Edition


Wheal

Wheal

,
Noun.
[OE.
whele
, AS.
hwele
putrefaction,
hwelian
to putrefy.]
A pustule; a whelk.
Wiseman.

Wheal

,
Noun.
[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.

Wheal

,
Noun.
[Cornish
hwel
.]
(Mining)
A mine.

Webster 1828 Edition


Wheal

WHEAL

,
Noun.
A pustule. [See Weal.]