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wale

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1. wale - Noun

2. wale - Verb

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A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal. See Wheal.

A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth.

A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.

Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc.

A wale knot, or wall knot.

To mark with wales, or stripes.

To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it.

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According to Shatta Wale, Sarkodie is seriously addicted to weed but he gives the impression to the world he is not a smoker. Source: Internet

According to her, Shatta Wale whom Sister Afia claims to be her godfather, ‘ate’ her, Bisa Kdei chopped her, and Medikal also chopped her before given her verses. Source: Internet

“Also, the revival of the Renegotiation Committee for the 2009 ASUU/FG Agreement demanded by ASUU has been set up by the Ministry of Education with Prof. Munzali as Chairman, replacing the ex-chairman, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN). Source: Internet

A wale starts as soon as an empty needle starts to knit" (Spencer 1989:17). Source: Internet

As well as African artists including Wizkid, Shatta Wale, Burna Boy, Mr. Eazi, Tiwa Savage, Tekno, Yemi Alade, Busiswa, and Salatiel. Source: Internet

A sequence of stitches in which each stitch is suspended from the next is called a wale. Source: Internet

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