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
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.
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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.] (Zoƶl.)
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
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