large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
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Whelk \Whelk\ (hw[e^]lk), 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}.
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.
The scene was the same hundreds of years ago. The idea that to pull a whelk from its rock is cruel would be regarded in France with incredulity.