单词 | whelk |
释义 | whelk whelk1 /hwelk, welk/, n. any of several large, spiral-shelled, marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, esp. Buccinum undatum, that is used for food in Europe. [bef. 900; late ME, aspirated var. of ME welk, OE weoloc] whelk2 /hwelk, welk/, n. a pimple or pustule. [bef. 1000; ME whelke, OE hwylca, hwelca; akin to WHEAL] |
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