单词	whelk
释义	whelk I. \ˈhw]elk, ]eu̇k also ˈw]\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English wilke, welke, whelke, from Old English weoloc, wioloc; akin to Middle Dutch willoc, wilc, welc whelk, Old Norse vil intestines, Latin volvere to turn — more at voluble 1. : any of numerous large marine gastropod mollusks of the family Buccinidae: as  a. : a snail of the genus Buccinum; especially : a large elongated snail (B. undatum) of both coasts of the Atlantic that is much used as food in Europe  b. : any of various No. American mollusks of the genus Busycon : winkle 2 — see red whelk 2. : any of various mollusks of families other than Buccinidae that resemble whelks — usually used with a qualifying term; compare dog whelk II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to obtain or gather whelks III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English whelke, from Old English hwylca, from hwelian to suppurate, come to a head — more at wheal 1. : papule, pustule 2. : welt, wale, wheal
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