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noun

Wheal n. A pustule; a whelk.

Wheal n.

A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.

Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.

Wheal n. (Mining) A mine.

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Etymology of 'Wheal'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Wheal" Quotes from Famous Books

... Anatomically a wheal is seen to be a more or less firm elevation consisting of a circumscribed or somewhat diffused collection of semi-fluid material in the upper layers of the skin. The vasomotor nervous system is probably the main factor in its production; dilatation following ...

— Essentials of Diseases of the Skin • Henry Weightman Stelwagon

... never thought upon the Wrongs your Pedagogue has wrought upon you, and longed to meet that Wretch, and wheal his flesh with the same instrument with which he whealed you, and make the Ruffian howl for mercy? Mercy, quotha! did he ever show you any? A pretty equal match it was, surely! You a poor, weak starveling of a child shivering in your shoes, and ...

— The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3 • George Augustus Sala