Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
whelk . - To fade; decline; decrease.
- To wither; wrinkle; shrivel.
- noun Same as
whelk .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.
- noun (Zoöl.), rare A whelk.
- transitive verb obsolete To cause to wither; to wilt.
- transitive verb obsolete To contract; to shorten.
- transitive verb Prov. Eng. To soak; also, to beat severely.
- noun A pustule. See 2d
whelk .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete Of a plant: to
wither ,wilt ,decay . - verb obsolete To
diminish ; to lose brightness, towane . - verb dialectal to
soak ,steep . - verb dialectal to
thrash ,beat severely. - noun Alternative form of
whelk .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Daardoor ben ik ook veel selectiever geworden in welk evenement ik ga spelen en welke ik lekker oversla.
thoughts on lrp and characters nathreee 2010
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February 9, 2008 at 5:46 pm you makes kitteh lissen to lolrence welk.
damn anti-gravity cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Ill admitz I usta lub ta watches da lawrence welk show lotz when zI wuz a kitten- lubed da dansin…..
do u want - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Unlike the typical adolescent fiction, there isn't much moral education or other such naff business lying underneath, just red bottomosity, snog scales, wet stick insect tarts, hornmeisters, spazzy Ace Gang members, the elderly mad, prat poodles, and welk boys.
Reader reviews of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison. 2000
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Mogende te overhandigen en bij welk nader adres gemelde heer
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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The Sun had begun to welk in the west by the time I had mustered up enough courage to come into the High Road, which I had an uncertain idea stretched away from Gnawbit's house, and towards Reading.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... George Augustus Sala 1861
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Spenser uses often ‘to welk’ (welken) in the sense of to fade, ‘to sty’ for to mount, ‘to hery’ as to glorify or praise, ‘to halse’ as to embrace, ‘teene’ as vexation or grief: Shakespeare ‘to tarre’ as to provoke, ‘to sperr’ as to enclose or bar in; ‘to sag’ for to droop, or hang the head downward.
English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846
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Het is een versie welk wordt bestuurd via een computer in tegenstelling tot Philips zijn embedded versie.
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Het is een versie welk wordt bestuurd via een computer in tegenstelling tot Philips zijn embedded versie.
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Johanweet Hans te vertellen welk salaris van Danko Lazovic gaat verdienen bij Zenit sint-petersburg, Daaom wou hij perse weg.
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whichbe commented on the word welk
To twist about. (from Phrontistery)
May 24, 2008