Wale

What do we mean by wale?

A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt. noun

One of the parallel ribs or ridges in the surface of a fabric such as corduroy. noun

The texture or weave of such a fabric. noun

A gunwale. noun

One of the heavy planks or strakes extending along the sides of a wooden ship. noun

To raise marks on (the skin), as by whipping. transitive verb

Specifically, to sort or pick (coal) by hand at the mine or breaker.

In wood ship-building, one of the strakes of heavy outside planking above the turn of the bilge. In wooden war-ships, the main wales extended from the lower gun-port sills to the bottom plank, the middle wales between the main-deck ports and the gun-deck ports, and the channel wales, sometimes called strings, between the spar- and main-deck ports. See bend, 3 . noun

To mark with wales or stripes.

To weave or make the web of, as a gabion, with more than two rods at a time.

A rod. noun

A ridge or plank along the edge of a ship. Compare gunwale. noun

A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position; a wale-piece. noun

A wale-knot. noun

A ridge in cloth, formed by a thread or a group of threads; hence, a stripe or strain implying quality. noun

A streak or stripe produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip. noun

A tumor, or large swelling. noun

A picking or choosing; the choice; the pick or pink of anything; the best. noun

A ridge or low barrier.

A raised rib in knit goods or fabric, especially corduroy. (As opposed to course).

The texture of a piece of fabric.

A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)

A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.

A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.

A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.

A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.

Words that are spelled similarly to wale:
wale.

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Words that rhyme with wale:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective wale:
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Consonant match to wale:
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