whelk

n. [ OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. Whilk, and Wilk. ] (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whelk tingle, a dog whelk. See under Dog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See Wheal a pustule. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A papule; a pustule; acne. “His whelks white.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chin whelk (Med.), sycosis. --
Rosy whelk (Med.), grog blossom. [ 1913 Webster ]