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whelks

whelks is the plural of whelk.

Meaning of whelk

Noun (1)

whelk (plural whelks)

  1. Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.

Noun (2)

whelk (plural whelks)

  1. (archaic) Pimple.
    • his face is all bubukles , and whelks , and knobs1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

Phrases with whelks

Questions about whelks

What is whelks the plural of?
Whelks is the plural of whelk.

Words near whelks in the dictionary

  1. whelk stalls
  2. whelked
  3. whelker
  4. whelkers
  5. whelklike
  6. whelks
  7. whelky
  8. Whelley
  9. whelm
  10. whelmed
  11. whelming

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