Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of dog-whelk, Nassa reticulata, common on the English coast. See cut under dog-whelk.

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Examples

  • There are creatures in the sea which are very fond of them; among these are the sea urchin, the "five finger," and the "whelk-tingle."

    A Yacht Voyage Round England William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

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