/ wiːl; NAmE / noun
a sore red mark on sb's skin where they have been hit
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: variant of wale , influenced by obsolete wheal suppurate .
/ wiːl; NAmE / noun
a sore red mark on sb's skin where they have been hit
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: variant of wale , influenced by obsolete wheal suppurate .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005