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Whelk [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A wrinkle; inequality on the surface; protuberance; a pustule. [ See Welk and Weal .]

2. A shell of the genus Bussinum, or trumpetshell, univalvular, spiral and gibbous, with an oval aperture ending in a short canal or gutter.

Whelk [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe.

2. A papule; a pustule; acne.

3. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

Whelked [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having whelks; whelky; as, whelked horns.

Whelky [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Protuberant; embossed; rounded.

Whelky [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked; striated.

2. Shelly.