WHELK


Meaning of WHELK in English

/ welk; NAmE / noun

a small shellfish that can be eaten

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English wioloc , weoloc , of unknown origin; the spelling with wh- was perhaps influenced by whelk in the sense pimple .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.