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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wheal  \Wheal\,  n.  [Cornish  hwel.]  (Mining) 
  A  mine. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wheal  \Wheal\,  n.  [OE.  whele,  AS  hwele  putrefaction,  hwelian  to 
  putrefy.] 
  A  pustule;  a  whelk.  --Wiseman. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wheal  \Wheal\,  n.  [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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  wheal 
  n  :  a  raised  mark  on  the  skin  (as  produced  by  a  blow)  [syn:  {wale}, 
  {welt},  {weal}] 




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