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Definition of whelk noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whelk

noun
 
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/welk/
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  1. a small shellfish that can be eatenTopics Fish and shellfishc2
    Word OriginOld English wioloc, weoloc, of unknown origin; the spelling with wh- was perhaps influenced by whelk in the sense ‘pimple’.
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