A northern designation for a periwinkle.
·noun A large spiral marine shell, ·esp. the common whelk. ·see <<Buccinum>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A northern name for the whelk. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A name for the hermit-crab. ...
A northern name for the Cypræa pediculus, a small shell found on our sea-coasts. ...