WHELK

whelk

(noun) large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell

whelk

(noun) large marine snail much used as food in Europe

whelk

(verb) gather whelk

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

whelk (plural whelks)

Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.

Synonyms

• scungilli

Etymology 2

Noun

whelk (plural whelks)

(archaic) Pimple

A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

Source: Wiktionary

Whelk, n. Etym: [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. Whilk, and Wilk.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe. Whelk tingle, a dog whelk. See under Dog.

Whelk, n. Etym: [OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See Wheal a pustule.]

1. A papule; a pustule; acne. "His whelks white." Chaucer.

2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. Chin whelk (Med.), sycosis.

– Rosy whelk (Med.), grog blossom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition