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Weelkes

British

/ wiːlks /

noun

Thomas. ?1575–1623, English composer of madrigals

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Third Course: Bream, Perch, Whelks; and pears in sugar candy.

From Early English Meals and Manners by Furnivall, Frederick James

All are familiar with the mode in which the Soldier or Hermit Crab takes possession of and lives in the shells of Whelks and Snails.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various

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