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Whelk   Listen
noun
Whelk  n.  (Zool.) 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.






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"Whelk" Quotes from Famous Books



... Angel sayer with his face veiled, and the corporeal presence of Swindells upheld amidst the laughter of the spheres. "Here's a thing, and a very pretty thing, and what's to be done with this very pretty thing?" I saw a soul being drawn from a rotund, substantial-looking body like a whelk from ...
— In the Days of the Comet • H. G. Wells



Words linked to "Whelk" :   Buccinidae, seafood



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