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wheal

n.
UK //wˈiːl// wheal
Synonyms
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”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cornish hwel.

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