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snail

snail \'sna-(*)l\ \'sna-(*)l-.li-k\ n [ME, fr. OE sngl; akin to OHG 
   snecko snail, snahhan]to creep, Lith sna-ke snail 1: a gastropod mollusk 
   esp. when having an external enclosing spiral shell  2: a slow-moving or 
   sluggish person or thing  - snail.like aj