a leather rim sewn round the edge of a shoe upper to which the sole is attached

a red, raised mark or scar; a weal

a heavy blow

let me give it a welt with my hammer

provide with a welt

strike (someone or something) hard and heavily

I could have welted him

he welted the ball for all he was worth

develop a raised scar or weal

his lip was beginning to thicken and welt from the blow