Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chank"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chank \Chank"\, n. [Skr. [,c]a[.n]kha. See {Conch}.] (Zo["o]l.)
The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several
species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp.
{Turbinella pyrum}. Called also {chank chell}.
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