n. [ See Whelk a mollusk. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. (Zool.) A kind of mollusk, a whelk. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The scoter. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
pron. Which. [ Obs. or Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Whilk is sometimes used in Chaucer to represent the Northern dialect. [ 1913 Webster ]