The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whilk \Whilk\, n. [See Whelk a mollusk.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) A kind of mollusk, a whelk. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The scoter. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whilk \Whilk\, pron. Which. [Obs. or Scot.] [1913 Webster] Note: Whilk is sometimes used in Chaucer to represent the Northern dialect. [1913 Webster]