[weɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing


Phrases:
- a whale of a —
- have a whale of a time

Origin:
Old English hwæl, of Germanic origin

[weɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- beat; hit
(e.g: Dad came upstairs and whaled me)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century: variant of wale