whelke

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Middle English

Etymology

See wheal a pustule.

Noun

whelke (plural whelkes)

  1. A papule; a pustule; acne.
    • Chaucer
      Ne oynement that wolde clense and byte, / That hym myghte helpen of his whelkes white.
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