whelked adjective.
[wɛlkt] Also welked
[wɛlkt].
M16.[from WHELK noun1 + -ED2. In later use, sense 2 prob. from WHELK noun2.]1. Twisted, convoluted, or ridged like a whelk's shell.
M16.2. Marked with weals or ridges on the flesh. Cf.
WHELK noun2 2.
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