Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Whelk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Whelk \Whelk\, n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf.
{Whilk}, and {Wilk}.] (Zo["o]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. ``His whelks white.''
--Chaucer.
2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
{Chin whelk} (Med.), sycosis.
{Rosy whelk} (Med.), grog blossom.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
whelk
n 1: large marine snail much used as food in Europe
2: large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and
intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
v : gather whelk
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