wheal

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: wēl, IPA(key): /wiːl/ Homophones: weal, we'll (wine–whine merger) Homophone: wheel Rhymes: -iːl === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Noun ==== wheal (plural wheals) A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc. ===== Synonyms ===== (small raised swelling on the skin): wale, weal, welt ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== wheal (third-person singular simple present wheals, present participle whealing, simple past and past participle whealed) (uncommon) Synonym of wale. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Cornish hwel. ==== Noun ==== wheal (plural wheals) (Cornwall, South Australia, mining) A mine. ===== Usage notes ===== Chiefly appears in the names of mines in Cornwall and Devon. ===== Derived terms ===== Wheal Busy Wheal Rose === References === “wheal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Whale, whale