whelk

Example Sentences

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“How about the Whelk? I think I would like to be the Whelk.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Now we will look at a shell-builder, the Whelk, who uses his flinty tongue in quite another fashion.

From On the Seashore by Smith, R. Cadwallader

The Whelk and Periwinkle are gathered in immense numbers, and are used by us for food.

From On the Seashore by Smith, R. Cadwallader

Whelk: cut off its head and tail, throw away its operculum, mantle, &c., cut it in two, and put it on the sturgeon, adding vinegar.

From Early English Meals and Manners by Furnivall, Frederick James

The Whelk does not care for a vegetable dinner.

From On the Seashore by Smith, R. Cadwallader