01 n. A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal. See Wheal.
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A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal. See Wheal. See: Wheal
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A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth.“Thou 'rt rougher far, And of a coarser wale, fuller of pride.” — Beau. & Fl.
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A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.(Carp.)
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Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc.(Naut.)