whelk

/hwɛlk/ · noun

Meaning

Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
Pimple
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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