[weyl] 
noun, verb, waled, wal⋅ing.| 1. | a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt. |
| 2. | the vertical rib in knit goods or a chain of loops running lengthwise in knit fabric (opposed to course ). |
| 3. | the texture or weave of a fabric. |
| 4. | Nautical.
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| 5. | Also called breast timber, ranger, waling. Engineering, Building Trades. a horizontal timber or other support for reinforcing various upright members, as sheet piling or concrete form boards, or for retaining earth at the edge of an excavation. |
| 6. | a ridge on the outside of a horse collar. |
| 7. | to mark with wales. |
| 8. | to weave with wales. |
| 9. | Engineering, Building Trades. to reinforce or fasten with a wale or wales. |
wale (wāl)
n.
A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt. v. waled, wal·ing, wales
To raise marks on the skin, as by whipping.