whelk
noun
[ wɛlk ]
• a predatory marine mollusc with a heavy pointed spiral shell, some kinds of which are edible.
Origin:
Old English wioloc, weoloc, of unknown origin; the spelling with wh- was perhaps influenced by whelk2.
whelk
noun
• a pimple.
Origin:
Old English hwylca, related to hwelian ‘suppurate’.
