Whelk
Whelk (hwelk) , noun
[Old English welk, wilk, Anglo-Saxon weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Compare Whilk, and Wilk.]
(Zoology) 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.
Collocations (1)
Whelk tingle , a dog whelk. See under Dog.
Whelk , noun
[Old English whelke, dim. of whele. See Wheal a pustule.]
1.
A papule; a pustule; acne.
His whelks white.
2.
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
Collocations (2)
Chin whelk (Medicine) , sycosis.
Rosy whelk (Medicine) , grog blossom.