whelk

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It found the boat had been modified and had 4.6 tonnes of whelks and whelk pots on board.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

He predicted that removing the old traps will help the populations of various fish species including tautog, rock crabs, whelk, cunner and sea bass, as well as the remaining lobsters.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2022

Pre-Columbian painted animal sculptures, which attest, in their lifelike accuracy, to the sophistication and skill of their creators, were found at Key Marco, Fla., along with countless lightning whelk beads, pendants and ear buttons.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

What did we expect from a man with the self-awareness of a whelk?

From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2019

The cowardly whelk, reading the crab's evil intention in his eyes offered him the baby oyster.

From Bill the Minder by Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath)