"wale on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: wales on [present, singular, third-person], waling on [participle, present], waled on [participle, past], waled on [past]
Etymology: See wale (“mark with welts”). Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wale on (third-person singular simple present wales on, present participle waling on, simple past and past participle waled on)
  1. (slang) Alternative form of whale on Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: whale on

Inflected forms

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