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whelk

[ UK /wˈɛlk/ ]
NOUN
  1. large marine snail much used as food in Europe
  2. large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
VERB
  1. gather whelk

How To Use whelk In A Sentence

  • Whelks are widely distributed, but are commercially exploited in only some regions.
  • Sometimes I work my way out as far as the boat channel, with nothing more to show for my labors than a not-quite-perfect whelk shell. Corinne Demas: An Author's Adventures In Clamming
  • It appears to be cut from a large bivalve and does not have the twisted shape of a whelk or conch columella.
  • So the 10m ropes provide an ideal home where they can remain suspended above the seabed and out of reach of starfish, crabs, whelks and other predators.
  • It is a fantastic place, with extremely tasty whelks.
  • The issues that I would like to focus on are the geoducks and whelks to start off with, and cockles and pipi.
  • Maram cracked opened a whelk with a sudden slap of a rock. THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE
  • Predatory snails, including Oyster Drills, whelks, sponges, especially the Boring Sponges, and fish all find oysters a tasty treat.
  • Does the person of long - term long whelk use face of weak acidity bath?
  • The bare beauty of the channelled whelk tells me that one answer, and perhaps a first step, is in simplification of life, in cutting out some of the distractions. Monday Musing
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