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▪ I. † ˈwhelky, a.1 Obs. nonce-wd. [f. whelk1 + -y1.] Formed in a shell.
1591Spenser Virg. Gnat 105 Ne ought the whelky pearles [orig. conchea bacca] esteemeth hee, Which are from Indian seas brought far away. ▪ II. whelky, a.2 rare.|ˈhwɛlkɪ| Also welky. [f. whelk2 + -y1.] Pimply.
1822–29Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) II. 357 A welky or bubukled face. 1845S. Judd Margaret i. xvii, His shining bald pate and whelky red face streaming with moisture. |