noun (n)

• a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  wale, weal, welt
  

  source: wordnet30
• A pustule; a whelk.(noun)

  source: webster1913
• A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.(noun)

  source: webster1913
• A mine.(noun)

  source: webster1913