Indulging some idle curiosity about Cornish mining I noticed that many of the mines are named wheal: Wheal Kitty, Wheal Jane and East Wheal Rose, among others. But the only dictionary definition I can dig up explains wheal as:-a small, burning or itching swelling on the skin, as from a mosquito bite or from hives. a wale or welt.

May 16, 2012 · I always thought it was wheal too. The OED2 has † wheal, n.¹ meaning “A pimple, pustule.” marked as obsolete, with its last citation from 1707 “When she scratched the little Pimples or Wheals that arose on its surface.” But wheal n.² is current: “2. In modern medical use, a flat, usually circular, hard elevation of the skin, esp ...

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