Bible Dictionaries
Whelk

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A papule; a pustule; acne.

(2):

(n.) A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

(3):

(n.) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whelk'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whelk.html. 1828.