Whelk : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Whelk	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Whelk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whelk n large marine snail much used as food in Europe large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell v gather whelk
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whelk \Whelk\, n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. {Whilk}, and {Wilk}.] (Zo[94]l.) 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whelk \Whelk\, n. [OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See {Wheal} a pustule.] 1. A papule; a pustule; acne. [bd]His whelks white.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. {Chin whelk} (Med.), sycosis. {Rosy whelk} (Med.), grog blossom.