Whelk Definition

wĕlk, hwĕlk
whelks
noun
Any of various families (esp. Buccinidae) of large marine snails which are often carnivorous and edible.
Webster's New World
An inflamed swelling, such as a pimple or pustule.
American Heritage Medicine

A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

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Noun

Singular:
whelk
Plural:
whelks

Origin of Whelk

  • Old English weoloc, wioloc, from Proto-Germanic *weluka- (compare Middle Dutch willoc, Dutch wulk), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, revolve") (whence vulva and volute) Spelling wh- from 15th century.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English welke, whelke from Old English weoloc wel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English whelke from Old English hwylca hwelian to suppurate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Whelk Sentence Examples

  • One of the best examples of the introversible mouth-cylinder or proboscis which can be found is that of the common whelk (Buccinum undatum) and its immediate allies.

  • Conch shell, whelk shell or sharks ' teeth may also be used.

  • Whelk stalls selling cooked whelks used to be very common in the north of England.

  • White wampum was made from the shell of whelks, either from the common whelk (Buccinum undatum), or from that of Pyrula canaliculata and Pyrula carica.

  • Whelk egg mass is also known as ' sea wash balls ' because early sailors used them for washing.

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