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welk

welk is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To cause to wither; to wilt. [Obs.] Mot thy welked neck be to-broke [broken]. Chaucer.
  2. 2.To contract; to shorten. [Obs.] Now sad winter welked hath the day. Spenser.
  3. 3.To soak; also, to beat severely. [Prov. Eng.]
  4. 4.A pustule. See 2d Whelk.
  5. 5.A whelk. [R.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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