dog whelk

noun

1. any of several carnivorous, marine gastropods of the family Nassidae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dog whelk¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Dog′-trick, an ill-natured trick; Dog′-trot, a gentle trot like that of a dog; Dog′-vane, a small vane of thread, cork, and feathers placed on the weather gunwale to show the direction of the wind; Dog′-vī′olet, the common name of Viola canina and other scentless species of wild violet; Dog′-wheat, a name of Dog-grass; Dog′-whelk, the popular name for univalve molluscs of the genus Nassa; Dog′wood, a tree or shrub of the cornel genus, valuable on account of the hardness of the wood.—interj.

From Project Gutenberg

The dog whelk is common on the shores.

From Project Gutenberg