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whelked

American  
[hwelkt, welkt] / ʰwɛlkt, wɛlkt /

adjective

  1. ridged like the shell of a snail.

    a whelked horn.

Etymology

Origin of whelked

First recorded in 1550–60; whelk 1 + -ed 3

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