whelk

/hwɛlk/

IPA: /HH W EH1 L K/

noun
  1. 1

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

Synonyms

scungilli
noun
  1. 1

    Pimple

  2. 2

    A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

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