Noun wale has 2 senses
  1. wale, welt, weal, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
    --1 is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
  2. wale, strake - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
    --2 is a kind of board, plank
    --2 is a part of vessel, watercraft
    --2 has particulars:
     garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake; gunwale, gunnel, gun rest
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