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wheal

wheal · wheals

A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an…A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.

/wiːl/

Значение

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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.
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
(Австралия, Cornwall, South)A mine.

Происхождение

From Middle English whele (“boil”), from Old English *hwele (“boil”); related to Old Engli

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”).

Borrowed from Cornish hwel.

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