Snail Definition
snāl
snails
noun
snails
Any of a large number of slow-moving gastropods living on land or in water and having a spiral protective shell: some kinds are used as food.
Webster's New World
Any lazy, slow-moving person or animal.
Webster's New World
The pod of the snail clover.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Snail
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From the Middle English snegge, from the Old English snægel from the Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English snægl
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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