Wale

n.	1.
	1.	A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal. See Wheal.
	2.	A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth. Thou 'rt rougher far, And of a coarser wale, fuller of pride. - Beau. & Fl.
	3.	(Carp.) A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
	4.	(Naut.) Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc. Wale knot (Naut.) See Wall knot, under 1st Wall.
v. t.	1.	To mark with wales, or stripes.
	2.	(Mining) To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it.

Noun	1.	wale - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions Synonyms: weal, welt, wheal
	2.	wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship Synonyms: strake

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