wheal
Meaning
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A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/wiːl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English whele (“boil”), from Old English *hwele (“boil”); related to Old English hwelian (“to fester, ulcerate”). Compare also Old English hwelca, hwylca (“an inflamed swelling, pustule”).
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