Waling

wale  (wl)

n.

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

2.

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

b. The texture or weave of such a fabric: a wide wale.

3. Nautical

a. A gunwale.

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

tr.v. waled, wal·ing, wales

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

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[Middle English, from Old English, variant of walu; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]