Wheal - What does it mean?
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has no English definition.
A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
(UK, dialect, Cornwall, mining) A mine.
* 1829 , Thomas Moore, The History of Devonshire ,
* 2003 , Peter Long, The Hidden Places of Cornwall ,
* 2010 , , Julia Bradbury's Railway Walks ,
is likely misspelled.
has no English definition.
As a noun wheal
is a small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.wheal
English
Etymology 1
Compare wale. (wikipedia wheal)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* wale * weal * weltEtymology 2
From (etyl) hwel.Noun
(en noun)page 528,
- The four last-mentioned mines, Wheal' Crowndale, '''Wheal''' Crebor, East Liscombe, and ' Wheal Tamar, are on the same lode, which ranges as usual from east to west, and are included in a space of about four miles in length.
page 85,
- Surrounding the village are the remains ot many mine workings including the picturesque gtoup of clifftop buildings thar were once part of one of the county's best known mines - Wheal Coares.
page 27,
- If you look at the map there are ‘wheals’ all over the place. There's Wheal' Rose, '''Wheal''' Plenty and '''Wheal''' Busy. Back on the tramroad the industrial communities come thick and fast as you head southeast to ' Wheal Rose.