whelk

whelk ¹

(wĕlk, hwĕlk)

n.

Any of various large marine carnivorous snails chiefly of the family Buccinidae, having a pointed spiral shell, especially the edible species Buccinum undatum of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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[Middle English welke, whelke, from Old English weoloc; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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whelk ²

(wĕlk, hwĕlk)

n.

An inflamed swelling, such as a pimple or pustule.

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[Middle English whelke, from Old English hwylca; akin to hwelian, to suppurate.]

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whelk′y adj.

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whelk

(wɛlk)

n

(Animals) any carnivorous marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae, of coastal waters and intertidal regions, having a strong snail-like shell

[Old English weoloc; related to Middle Dutch willok, Old Norse vil entrails]

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whelk

(wɛlk)

n

(Pathology) a raised lesion on the skin; wheal

[Old English hwylca, of obscure origin]

ˈwhelky adj

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whelk¹

(ʰwɛlk, wɛlk)

n.

any of various medium- to large-sized, spiral-shelled marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, as Buccinum undatum, used for food.

[before 900; late Middle English, aspirated variant of Middle English welk, Old English weoloc]

whelk²

(ʰwɛlk, wɛlk)

n.

a pimple or pustule.

[before 1000; Middle English whelke, Old English hwylca, hwelca]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whelk - large marine snail much used as food in Europe whelk - large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
	2.	whelk - large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell seasnail - any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids Buccinidae, family Buccinidae - whelks whelk - large marine snail much used as food in Europe
Verb	1.	whelk - gather whelk snail - gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer"

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whelk

noun

A ridge or bump raised on the flesh, as by a lash or blow:

wale, weal, welt, wheal.

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Translations

buccino

whelk

[welk] N → buccino m

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whelk

[ˈ^hwɛlk ˈwɛlk] n → bulot m

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whelk

n → Wellhornschnecke f

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whelk

[wɛlk] n (Zool) → buccino

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