• (n.) The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum. Called also chank chell. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/chank/
Chank' (chănk) noun [ Sanskrit ça&ndot;kha . See Conch .] (Zoology) The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum . Called also chank shell . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/53