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Definition whelk

Etymology 1

From Middle English whelke, a variant of Middle English welke, from Old English weoloc, wiloc, wioloc, weluc, from Proto-Germanic *welukaz (�snail�) (compare Middle Dutch willoc, Dutch wulk), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (�to turn, revolve�) (whence vulva and volute) Spelling wh- from 15th century.

Noun

whelk (plural whelks)

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

Etymology 2

From Middle English whelke, from Old English hwelca (�pustule, swelling�).

Noun

whelk (plural whelks)

1. (archaic) Pimple
2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

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