Whelk
WordNet
noun
(1) Large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
(2) Large marine snail much used as food in Europe
verb
(3) Gather whelk
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera, and much used as food in Europe.