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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Chank

/(chăṉk)/ · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæŋk/
01 n. The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum. Called …
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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 shell.(Zool.) Also: chank shell