Freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell.

Roget 275: slowness etc. adj.; languor etc. (inactivity) 683; drawl; creeping etc. v., lentor^†.    retardation; slackening etc. v.; delay etc. (lateness) 133; claudication^†.    jog trot, dog trot; mincing steps; slow march, slow time.    slow goer^†, slow coach, slow back; lingerer, loiterer, sluggard, tortoise, snail; poke [U.S.]; dawdle etc. (inactive) 683.    ... show more

Dutch: huisjesslak, slak

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

synonym: escargot.

Dutch: escargot, slakken

Gather snails.