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snail

UK/sneɪl/ US/sn̥eɪ̯ɫ/ fairly common informal
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

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verb

1.

gather snails

  • “We went snailing in the summer”

Origin

From Middle English snayl, snail, from the Old English sneġel, from Proto-Germanic *snagilaz. Cognate with Low German Snagel, Snâel, Snâl (“snail”), German Schnegel (“slug”). Compare also Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

Phrases

  • achatine snail
  • African snail
  • agate snail
  • amber snail
  • apple snail
  • Australian snail
  • awl snail
  • Badwater snail

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