Category:Whelk

Whelk, n. Etym: [oe. welk, wilk, as. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. Whilk, And wilk.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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 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.