whelke

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English hwelca.

Noun

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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.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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whelke

  1. Alternative form of welk