CHANK
\t͡ʃˈaŋk], \tʃˈaŋk], \tʃ_ˈa_ŋ_k]\
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The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum. Called also chank chell.
By Oddity Software
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The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum. Called also chank chell.
By Noah Webster.
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changk, CHANK-SHELL, changk'-shel, n. the popular name of the shell of several species of Turbinella, a genus of Gasteropod molluscs, natives of the East Indian seas, used as ornaments by Hindu women. [Hind. cantch.]
By Thomas Davidson
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