whelk
11whelk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English welke, from Old English weoloc; akin to Middle Dutch willoc whelk and perhaps to Latin volvere to turn more at voluble Date: before 12th century any of numerous large marine snails (as of the genus Buccinum);… …
12whelk — [[t](h)we̱lk[/t]] whelks N COUNT A whelk is a creature like a snail that is found in the sea near the shore. Whelks have hard shells, and soft bodies which can be eaten …
13whelk — I [[t](h)wɛlk, wɛlk[/t]] n. ivt any of various medium to large sized, spiral shelled marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, as Buccinum undatum, used for food • Etymology: bef. 900; late ME, aspirated var. of ME welk, OE weoloc II whelk… …
14whelk — I. /wɛlk / (say welk) noun any of various large spiral shelled marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, as the giant whelk Verconella maxima found along the continental shelf from SA to NSW. {Middle English welke, Old English weoloc; origin… …
15whelk — 1. n. any predatory marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae, esp. the edible kind of the genus Baccinum, having a spiral shell. Etymology: OE wioloc, weoloc, of unkn. orig.: perh. infl. by WHELK(2) 2. n. a pimple. Etymology: OE hwylca f …
16Whelk tingle — Whelk Whelk (hw[e^]lk), 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… …
17whelk stall — [whelk stall] noun (in Britain) a small covered stand from which ↑whelks (= small sea animals in shells) and other types of cheap ↑seafood are sold. Whelk stalls were traditionally found on the streets of the ↑East End of London, and in British ↑ …
18whelk tingle — noun Etymology: whelk (I) : dog whelk …
19Whelk Point Fort — The Whelk Point Fort was a colonial fort erected on the southeast part of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The fort fell into disrepair and ruin, and relatively little of the original structure remains. In 1992 a house was built over the… …
20whelk-stall — n (in Britain) a small covered stand from which whelks (= small sea animals in shells) and other types of cheap seafood are sold. Whelk stalls were traditionally found on the streets of the East End of London, and in British seaside towns. * * * …
