'chank shell' definitions:

Definition of 'chank shell'

From: GCIDE
  • Chank \Chank"\ (ch[a^][ng]k), n. [Skr. [,c]a[.n]kha. See Conch.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]