Whelk

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A papule; a pustule; acne.

II. Whelk ·noun A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

III. Whelk ·noun Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe.