whilk Meaning, Definition & Usage

Whilk noun

Etymology

See Whelk a mollusk.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A kind of mollusk, a whelk. Prov. Eng.
2. (Zoöl.) The scoter. Prov. Eng.

Whilk pronoun

Definitions

1. Which. Obs. or Scot. ✍ Whilk is sometimes used in Chaucer to represent the Northern dialect.