whelk
verb
- to catch whelk (the marine snail)
noun
- type of sea snail
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /wɛlk/ / /hwɛlk / ʍɛlk/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English whelke, from Old English hwelca (“pustule, swelling”).
- Pimple.
“his face is all bubukles , and whelks , and knobs”
- A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.