whelk
1[hwelk, welk]
Origin of whelk
1before 900; late Middle English, aspirated variant of Middle English welk, Old English weoloc
whelk
2[hwelk, welk]
Origin of whelk
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Related Words for whelk
clam, abalone, snail, crustacean, mollusk, scallop, conch, crawfish, prawn, shrimp, lobster, mussel, oyster, whelk, chiton, cuttlefish, limpet, barnacle, piddock, crayfishExamples from the Web for whelk
Historical Examples of whelk
And another young devil yelled, "The Whelk's brought a pet with him!"
The Longest JourneyE. M. Forster
But the fact is that the eggs of the whelk are just like those of the frog.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural HistoryTheodore Wood
The whelk shell (Fig. 482) appears in the arms of Storey and Wilkinson.
A Complete Guide to HeraldryArthur Charles Fox-Davies
Like the whelk, he loves the bivalve mollusk, but does not bore for it.
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.William Chauncey Bartlett
The whelk had no idea how to teach any one, so the subject dropped.
The Ravens and the AngelsElizabeth Rundle Charles
whelk
1Word Origin for whelk
Old English weoloc; related to Middle Dutch willok, Old Norse vil entrails
whelk
2Word Origin for whelk
Old English hwylca, of obscure origin
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whelk
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