Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.

(archaic) Pimple / A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

plural of whelk

Having whelks; whelky.

A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts.

(Britain, colloquial, slang) A small enterprise which is very simple to run.

plural of whelk stall

plural of dog whelk

(obsolete) sycosis

Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances. / streaked; striated