weal
IPA: wˈiɫ
noun
- (obsolete) Wealth, riches.
- (literary) Welfare, prosperity.
- (by extension) Boon, benefit.
- Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).
- A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.
verb
- To mark with stripes; to wale.
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Examples of "weal" in Sentences
- How many weals did he get
- The size of the weal varies.
- The man wants to heal the weal.
- I do not want to have weal later on.
- I went to the doctor to heal my weal.
- The doctor told me that I might get a weal.
- The weal on his forehead is the biggest concern.
- The Lord Himself has apportioned woe and weal to man.
- The doctor told him that there is no treatment for weal.
- A skin weal is made 2 to 3 cm lateral to the spinous process.
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