Yeah, whelps on the skin can be kind of nasty, especially when they are fresh, as they tend to be a little slimy and their mother gets kind of upset.Taxman wrote:They can put your eye out and WILL leave whelps on your skin!
whelp (plural whelps)
Noun Singular whelp
Plural whelps
1. the young of a mammal.
2. an insolent youth.
3. one of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
Perhaps you were referring to welts?