Meaning whelk
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marine snail with a spiral shell, Old English weoloc, wioloc, from Proto-Germanic *weluka- (source also of Middle Dutch willoc, Dutch wulk), perhaps from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve" [..]
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A small marine snail. Whelks are poached and served hot or cold.
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 a weal.
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A small marine snail. Whelks are poached and served hot or cold.
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A large marine snail that belongs to the mollusk family. The flavorful foot:like muscle is rather tough and must be tenderized by pounding. Look for whelk in Chinese or Italian markets or specialty fo [..]
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A small marine snail. Whelks are poached and served hot or cold.
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a large marine snail with a spiral shell. White Grease
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(n) large marine snail much used as food in Europe(n) large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell(v) gather whelk
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A marine snail that belongs to the mollusk family. 
Source: oceanchoice.com (offline)

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n. "pimple, pustule," s.v. whelk\2 OED. KEY: whelk@n
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n 1 whelkes 1
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Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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