wale

1. A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip);
   Characteristic of many allergic reactions (synset 114322122)
   is a type of: harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
   same as: weal, welt, wheal
2. Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship (synset 104552091)
   is a type of: board, plank - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
   subtypes:

   • garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake - the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
   • gun rest, gunnel, gunwale - wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
   is a part of: vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
   same as: strake

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