3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whelk  \Whelk\,  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  the  coasts  both  of  Europe  and  North 
  America,  and  much  used  as  food  in  Europe. 
 
  {Whelk  tingle},  a  dog  whelk.  See  under  {Dog}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whelk  \Whelk\,  n.  [OE.  whelke,  dim.  of  whele.  See  {Wheal}  a 
  pustule.] 
  1.  A  papule;  a  pustule;  acne.  ``His  whelks  white.'' 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  2.  A  stripe  or  mark;  a  ridge;  a  wale. 
 
  {Chin  whelk}  (Med.),  sycosis. 
 
  {Rosy  whelk}  (Med.),  grog  blossom. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whelk 
  n  1:  large  marine  snail  much  used  as  food  in  Europe 
  2:  large  carnivorous  marine  gastropods  of  coastal  waters  and 
  intertidal  regions  having  a  strong  snail-like  shell 
  v  :  gather  whelk 

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