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1. Whelk
   A large marine snail that belongs to the mollusk family. The flavorful foot-like muscle is rather tough and must be tenderized by pounding. Look for whelk in Chinese or Italian markets or specialty food stores.
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2. whelk
   [n] - large marine snail much used as food in Europe 2. [n] - large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell 3. [v] - gather whelk
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3. Whelk
   archaic or obsolete terms > Medical: raised lesion on the skin
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4. Whelk
   Whelk noun [ Middle English welk , wilk , Anglo-Saxon weoloc , weloc , wiloc . Confer Whilk , and Wilk .] (Zoology) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum<...
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5. Whelk
   Whelk noun [ Middle English whelke , dim. of whele . See Wheal a pustule.] 1. A papule; a pustule; acne. 'His whelks white.' Chaucer. 2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. Chin whelk (Me...
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6. whelk
   <zoology> 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. Whelk tingle, a dog whelk. See Dog. ... Origin: OE. Welk, wilk, AS. Weolo...
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7. whelk
   noun large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
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8. whelk
   noun large marine snail much used as food in Europe
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9. whelk
   (hwelk) any of various large ocean-dwelling snails with pointed spiral shells. Some are edible, but others are poisonous.
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10. Whelk
    • (n.) A papule; a pustule; acne. • (n.) A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. • (n.) 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.
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11. whelk
    any marine snail of the family Buccinidae (subclass Prosobranchia of the class Gastropoda), or a snail having a similar shell. Some are incorrectly ... [2 related articles]
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12. Whelk
    Whelk is slang for the vagina.
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13. Whelk
    Whelk is slang for the vagina.
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14. whelk
    
    • large marine snail much used as food in Europe
    • large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
    
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15. whelk
    whelk, large marine gastropod snail found in temperate waters. The whelk is sometimes eaten, but when food is plentiful, fishermen frequently use it for bait. Whelks are scavengers and carnivores, equipped with an extensible proboscis, tipped with a filelike radula, with which they bore holes throug...
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16. Whelk
    Whelk is a name applied to a number of marine carnivorous gastropoda, though it should be restricted to the species of Buccinum and Fusus. The common whelk of British waters is Buccinum undatum, called 'buckie' in Scotland, which burrows in mud and sand from low water to considerable depths. It is b...
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17. whelk
    Any of various families of large marine snails with a thick spiral shell, especially the family Buccinidae. Whelks are scavengers, and also eat other shellfish. The largest grow to 40 cm/16 in long. Tropical species, such as the conches, can be very colourful
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18. Whelk
    at a fish market in Japan. `Whelk`, `welk` or `weilk` is a common name used for some sea snails. The word is applied to various species within several unrelated groups of medium-sized to large marine gastropod molluscs. Whelks are mostly found in temperate and tropical waters, and the majority of th...
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